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.
Jharkhand police cited the final post mortem report of Ansari which said that he died of a "cardiac arrest" hence the murder charge under IPC section 302 was dropped against the accused.
Three people have been detained in the case and interrogations are on.
Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal also said that the state government has also instituted an inquiry in this matter.
The victim was shifted to a hospital in neighbouring Valsad district of Gujarat where he died on Sunday.
After mob lynching in the name of cow slaughter, it is rumours of child lifting that are fueling similar incidents in Uttar Pradesh, where several such cases have been reported in August.
