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Man hacked to death for 'molestation' by girls's family in Faridabad
10 members of the girl's family attacked the accused and his friend with an iron rod, sticks and an axe. The accused was later rushed to hospital where he was declared dead while his friend is undergoing treatment
Assam: Church pastor, among 5 held, for ‘killing, hanging’ tribal youth on refusing to convert to marry girlfriend
According to the police, the pastor, his assistant and others had come to his house to force the deceased to convert to Christianity on the day of murder. They had taken away the girl, who was willingly living with the deceased as they were in love
Assam: Tribal youth lynched, hung from tree after refusing to convert to Christianity in order to marry girlfriend
Biki Bishal was in love with a Christian girl and the two wanted to marry. The girl also moved in with Biki in his house
Manipur: Prisoners run away from jail, caught and lynched by mob
Six prisoners escaped from the Jowai jail on Saturday after they overpowered the jail staff, and five of them reached Shangpung village on Sunday where they were identified and attacked by the people
Jharkhand: Man beaten to death, set on fire for felling trees, weeks after state passed anti-lynching bill
Following a series of mob lynching cases in Jharkhand, the state passed the Prevention of Mob Violence and Mob Lynching Bill, 2021 on 21 December to put an end to the vigilante justice system
Body of Sri Lankan lynched by Pakistan mob flown to Colombo; authorities arrest more suspects
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday announced Tamgha-i-Shujaat (civil award for bravery) for the victim’s colleague, Malik Adnan, who tried to rescue him from the mob
Those indulging in lynching are against Hindutva, says RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat
Speaking at an event organised by Muslim Rashtriya Manch, the Muslim wing of the RSS, Bhagwat said there can never be any dominance of any religion but, only 'dominance of Indians'
Sessions court in Jorhat convicts 25 in connection with elderly doctor’s lynching in 2019
The angry mob, which had fatally attacked the senior medical officer, also vandalised a hospital following the death of a garden worker
Palghar lynching: Thirty-five cops from Kasa Police Station transferred; plea in Bombay HC seeks handing of investigation to NIA
As many as 35 policemen of Kasa Police Station have been transferred in connection with the Palghar lynching incident
Prompt arrests in Palghar incident show state govts can always act fast to counter communalism if they want to
From 2015, 45 Muslims have been lynched by mobs, yet neither did any government functionary expressed any concern like they did in the Palghar incident nor did any government felt obliged to immediately arrest the culprits or suspend the policemen who allowed them to be lynched
Over 91% of Nirbhaya Fund unused, says Centre: Politicians fulminating over rape cases must put their money where their mouth is
The Centre informed Parliament that five states and a Union Territory have not utilised a single penny of the Nirbhaya Fund granted to them by the Union Home Ministry to firm up women's safety.
Congress releases manifesto for Jharkhand Assembly polls, promises farm loan waiver up to Rs 2 lakh, stringent law against lynchings
The manifesto of the Congress also said the minimum support price (MSP) for paddy per quintal will be fixed at Rs 2,500, and there would be a separate MSP for fruits and vegetables.
Man lynched to death over 'stealing' battery in Jharkhand's Bokaro, another injured; five arrested, manhunt on for one more
Five persons of the same family, including a woman, have been arrested in Jharkhand's Bokaro district for lynching one man to death and injuring the other suspecting that they were stealing a truck battery
Cognitive biases and false memories: The psychology behind fake news and their spread in India
Fake news, a more systemised and tech-savvy methodology for rumours, has been strongly linked to people’s psychological mechanisms and their flaws, posing a danger to both individual and societal harmony.
Donald Trump compares Democratic-led impeachment inquiry to 'lynching'; provokes outrage over tweet
Stirring up painful memories of America’s racist past, President Donald Trump on Tuesday compared the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry to a lynching
BSP says RSS' vision of India contradictory to that of BR Ambedkar, cites lynchings, atrocities against Dalits
'RSS vision has been spelled out by MS Golwalkar, he mentions that RSS wants to build India as Hindu Rashtra', he said
Let 'mann ki baat' not become 'maun ki baat': Congress' Shashi Tharoor and Rajeev Gowda write to Modi, protest FIR against 49 celebrities
'Those who criticise or have opposing views to yours should not be deemed enemies or anti-national,' the letter written by the Congress MPs to Narendra Modi read.
Protesting sedition charge against peers, TM Krishna, Romila Thapar among 180 signees on open letter to PM Modi
Among the 180 signatories are TM Krishna, Ranjit Hoskote, Romila Thapar, Mallika Sarabhai and Naseeruddin Shah, whose letter reads: 'More of us will speak every day. Against mob lynching. Against the silencing of people’s voices. Against the misuse of courts to harass citizens'.
Tabrez Ansari lynching case: Jharkhand Police restores murder charge against 11 accused after obtaining fresh medical report
Eight days after the Jharkhand police dropped the murder charge against 11 accused in the mob lynching case of young Muslim man Tabrez Ansari, they brought back the same charge on the accused on Wednesday after obtaining a fresh medical report
Tabrez Ansari lynching: Jharkhand Police drops murder charge against all 11 accused
Over two months since 24-year-old Tabrez Ansari lynching, the Jharkhand Police has dropped murder charge under IPC Section 302 in the chargesheet filed against the 11 accused in the case