Palghar Lynching

Bombay HC stays two FIRs against Arnab Goswami over 'provocative remarks', says no prime facie evidence against him

Goswami was booked in two cases related to his alleged provocative remarks and defaming Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi in a television debate

Palghar lynching: Supreme Court seeks response from Maharashtra govt, Centre on pleas seeking CBI, NIA probes

The Supreme Court on Thursday sought a response from the Maharashtra government on two petitions seeking separate probes by the CBI and the NIA into the alleged lynching of three people, including two seers, in the state's Palghar district in April.

Seer murdered inside his ashram in Maharashtra's Nanded; suspect in custody, robbery may be motive: police

Superintendent of Police Vijaykumar Magar said sadhu Shivacharya Nirnay Rudrapratap Maharaj (33) and a 50-year-old man identified as Bhagwan Shinde were killed around 4 am in Nagthana under Umri police station limits.

Palghar lynching: 61 get judicial custody, 51 sent to police custody for murder of seers and driver, attack on police

A local court on Wednesday remanded 61 of the over 130 accused, held in connection with the Palghar lynching case, in judicial custody and 51 others in police custody

Coronavirus Outbreak: Accused held in Palghar lynching case tests positive for COVID-19; 20 inmates, 23 cops quarantined

One of the persons arrested in connection with the Palghar lynching case, who was lodged in a police lock-up, has tested coronavirus positive, an official said on Saturday.

Palghar lynching: Maharashtra Police's CID books 18 more people; number of arrests in connection to case rises to 134

Eighteen more people have been arrested by Maharashtra Police's CID in the Palghar lynching case, officials said on Tuesday.

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

Two priests found murdered in temple in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr, one arrested; suspect was accused of stealing tongs from temple

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed strict action in the case as Opposition leaders targeted his Bharatiya Janata Party government over the crime.

Palghar incident spotlights need for special anti-lynching legislation; Parliament must enact SC's prescriptions to curb mob violence

On 16 April, 2020, India witnessed yet another mob lynching incident in Maharashtra's Palghar when a large group of villagers pummeled three men to death suspecting them to be thieves.

How Sonia Gandhi has walked into a trap by going after Arnab Goswami

It is simply about the Congress party’s political wisdom in reacting the way it has to a news anchor’s provocation of calling its president Sonia Gandhi biased and silent on the lynching of two Hindu monks in Palghar.