Police on alert after rise in mob lynching cases
The recent mob lynching incidents that took place in the district have not only shaken the common people but also alarmed the district police.
The recent mob lynching incidents that took place in the district have not only shaken the common people but also alarmed the district police.
Saddam Qureshi, the third victim of the Arang mob lynching incident, passed away on Tuesday after battling for his life for 12 days in a hospital.
The violence and tension started in Nuh district – where the VHP rally was held – before spreading to Gurugram, where a mosque was burnt down overnight. Shops were also set ablaze in the Badshahpur area in Gurugram on Tuesday.
Rajesh Manjhi repeatedly begged the assailants to let go of him and he didn’t steal anything, but all his pleadings fell on deaf ears.
Madhu, a tribal youth, was lynched by a mob at Attappadi in Kerala’s Palakkad district on February 22, 2018 on suspicion of theft.
The Union MoS also informed that the 'Crime in India' report published by NCRB uses crime data as provided by all States and UTs, under various crime heads which are defined under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Special and Local Laws.
The right-wing outfit that attacked the men, went live on Facebook, recording their assault, and asking viewers to share the video. The men were kicked and slapped repeatedly by the mob of about 15 people.
Victim's sister calls it caste crime as he belonged to the SC Adi Dravida community, whereas the mob, Vanniyars belong to the Most Backward Caste (MBC), which falls under the OBC category in Tamil Nadu.
CDS General Rawat on Thursday had said that children in Kashmir who have been 'radicalised' should be isolated and kept in 'deradicalisation' camps.
Ansari was killed by a mob on June 17 at Dhatkidih village in Seraikela-Kharsawan district when he and two of his associates allegedly tried to enter a house with an intention to commit theft, a senior police officer said.
