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Supreme Court Seeks Chargesheets Of Palghar Mob Killing Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 7, 2020

The Supreme Court Thursday asked the Maharashtra government to apprise it of the inquiry and action taken against the errant police personnel in the alleged lynching of three people, including two seers, in Palghar district in April.

Palghar Mob Killings: Top Court Asks Maharashtra Government To File Status Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 6, 2020

The Supreme Court today asked the Maharashtra government to apprise it of the inquiry and action taken against the errant police personnel in the alleged mob killing of three people, including two seers, in Palghar district in April.

"Only Chief Guest": BJP On Leader's Photo With Man Accused Of UP Cop Murder

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Saturday July 18, 2020

A top BJP leader in west Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr has been photographed handing out a certificate to a man accused of conspiracy in the murder of a police officer in mob violence in the district in 2018.

Child-Lifting Rumours Led To Palghar Lynching: CID Chargesheet

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 16, 2020

The Maharashtra CID's chargesheet in the Palghar lynching case in which two monks and their driver were beaten to death by a mob three months ago, says that the incident was a fallout of rumours that child-lifting gangs were operating in the area whose members posed as seers or uniformed personnel like policemen, an official said.

Three Months After Palghar Mob Attack, CID Files Chargesheet Against 126 Accused

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 16, 2020

The Maharashtra Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Wednesday filed a chargesheet in a court here against 126 accused in the Palghar lynching case in which two monks and their driver were beaten to death by a mob exactly three months ago.

Court Denies Bail To 25 Accused Of Killing 2 Sadhus, Driver In Maharashtra's Palghar

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 15, 2020

A sessions court on Wednesday rejected the bail plea of 25 persons arrested in connection with the Palghar case in which two monks and their driver were beaten to death by a mob in April.

100 Years On, US State Pardons Black Man Accused Of Rape

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday June 13, 2020

On June 15, 1920, three African-Americans were lynched in Duluth, Minnesota, accused without proof of raping a white woman.

Top Court Notice To Maharashtra, Others For CBI Probe Into Sadhu Killings

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Debanish Achom | Thursday June 11, 2020

The Supreme Court has sent notice to the Maharashtra government, the CBI and the centre after the families of two sadhus killed by a mob in the state's Palghar town in April demanded a probe by the central agency. The top court told them to reply within two weeks.

"Modern-Day Lynching": George Floyd's Brother In Testimony To US Congress

World News | Reuters | Thursday June 11, 2020

George Floyd's younger brother took his grief to the US Congress on Wednesday with an impassioned plea that lawmakers not let his brother's death be in vain, lamenting that he "didn't deserve to die over $20" in a what he called a lynching.

Betaal Directors on Horror References In, Their Approach to India’s First Zombie Series

Akhil Arora | Thursday May 21, 2020

Betaal directors Patrick Graham and Nikhil Mahajan talk about the horror references in India’s first zombie series on Netflix. That includes George A. Romero, John Carpenter, Paul Verhoeven, David Lynch, and Sam Raimi.

Jharkhand Man Lynched For Allegedly Stealing Goat, Case Against Him Too

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar | Tuesday May 12, 2020

Two young men were tied with ropes and beaten up so brutally at a Jharkhand village that one of them died and the other is critical. The two had been accused of stealing a goat by villagers in Dumka.

Man Lynched By Villagers For Stealing Goats In Jharkhand's Dumka: Police

Cities | Press Trust of India | Monday May 11, 2020

A man was killed and another was seriously injured today after villagers thrashed them for allegedly stealing goats in Jharkhand's Dumka district, a police officer said.

Palghar Mob Killing A "Blot On Humanity": Maharashtra Home Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 8, 2020

The Maharashtra government has decided to send Palghar Superintendent of Police (SP) Gaurav Singh on compulsory leave, Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said on Thursday and termed the lynching of three persons, two of them seers, last month as a "blot on humanity".

Palghar Lynching Case: Supreme Court Seeks Probe Report From Maharashtra

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 3, 2020

The Supreme Court has sought a report from the Maharashtra government on the ongoing investigation in the Palghar incident in which two sadhus and their driver were allegedly lynched by a mob on the night of April 16.

Palghar Lynching: High Court Seeks State Government's Reply On Independent Probe

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday April 30, 2020

The Bombay High Court today sought the Maharashtra government's response to a plea seeking a probe into the Palghar mob lynching by an independent agency like the CBI or a special investigation team (SIT).