Lynching

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

Travels through the Hindi belt: Hatred, unemployment spur UP youths in search of purpose to join cow vigilante groups

After Yogi Adityanath took over as chief minister of Uttar Pradesh in March 2017, things have gotten worse, say critics, with cow vigilantes running amok.

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.