Lynching

BJP's "Negligence" Led To Acquittals In Pehlu Khan Case: Ashok Gehlot

India News | ANI | Sunday August 18, 2019

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday said negligence by the former BJP government led to the acquittal of the accused in the Pehlu Khan lynching case and stated a fresh probe will be initiated.

Family Of Rajasthan Dalit Man Allegedly Killed By Mob Clash With Cops

Cities | ANI | Sunday August 18, 2019

A fight broke out between police and protestors including the family of a lynching victim at Bhiwadi in Rajasthan's Alwar district on Sunday over the inaction of police in connection with the case.

Family Of Alwar Man Killed By Mob Stages Protest, Wife Threatens Suicide

India News | ANI | Sunday August 18, 2019

A month after her husband was allegedly lynched, 27-year-old Rekha and her family members are protesting at a government-run hospital in Alwar district's Tapukada for the last three days.

In Pehlu Khan Case, Mayawati Accuses Rajasthan Government Of "Negligence"

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 16, 2019

BSP chief Mayawati on Friday charged the Congress government in Rajasthan with laxity, saying the accused in the Pehlu Khan mob lynching case were acquitted due to its "gross negligence".

Why Eye-Witness Video, NDTV Sting Were Dismissed In Pehlu Khan Case

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Aditya Sharma | Thursday August 15, 2019

More than two years after a mob was caught on camera beating dairy farmer Pehlu Khan to death, a court in Rajasthan has acquitted six of the men seen in a video of the attack that was one of the key evidences of the prosecution.

Pehlu Khan Lynching Case Highlights: Six Accused Acquitted By Rajasthan Court

India News | Edited by Aditya Sharma | Thursday August 15, 2019

All six men accused of killing Pehlu Khan in 2017 have been acquitted of murder by a court in Rajasthan. The judge found several contradictions in the evidence presented in court.

6 Accused In 2017 Mob Killing Of Pehlu Khan Acquitted By Rajasthan Court

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday August 14, 2019

On April 1 2017, dairy farmer Pehlu Khan was dragged out of the truck in which he was transporting cattle bought from a fair and assaulted by a mob of cow vigilantes on the Jaipur-Delhi highway. The 55-year-old died in hospital.

Mob Mistakes Man To Be Child Lifter, Beats Him To Death: Bihar Police

Patna News | ANI | Saturday August 10, 2019

A man was allegedly lynched by a mob on Friday after he was mistaken for a child lifter in Mohammadpur village in Bihar's Patna, said police.

12 Incidents Of Mob Lynching Reported In Bihar In Past 15 Days: Police

India News | ANI | Wednesday August 7, 2019

As many as 12 incidents of mob lynching have been reported over the last 15 days in Bihar, police said on Wednesday.

US Designates China A 'Currency Manipulator' As Trade War Rages

Business | David J. Lynch, Gerry Shih, Jeff Stein, Damian Paletta, The Washington Post | Tuesday August 6, 2019

The United States and China traded blows in an unrestrained economic conflict Monday that sent stock markets plunging and threatened to inflict significant damage on a weakening global economy.

Rajasthan Assembly Passes Anti-Lynching Bill

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 5, 2019

The Rajasthan legislative assembly on Monday passed a Bill providing for life imprisonment and a fine from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakh to those convicted in cases of mob lynching leading to victim's death.

Treat Mob Attacks, Dishonour Killing As Terror Activities: DMK Lawmaker

India News | Edited by Arun Nair | Friday August 2, 2019

Mob attacks and dishonour killings must be treated as terrorist activities, a DMK lawmaker demanded in Lok Sabha today, saying that the two suit the definition given to terrorism.

Bill Against Lynching Introduced In Rajasthan Assembly

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 30, 2019

The Rajasthan government on Tuesday introduced a Bill in the assembly, proposing up to life imprisonment in cases of lynching and naming senior police officers as "coordinators" to prevent such mob attacks.

Man Beaten Up By Mob On Suspicion Of Being Child-Lifter In West Bengal

Cities | Press Trust of India | Monday July 29, 2019

A person was lynched in West Bengal's Alipurduar district by a mob on the suspicion of being a child-lifter, police said on Monday.

Bihar Lawyer Files Complaint Against Signatories Of Letter To PM

India News | ANI | Sunday July 28, 2019

A criminal complaint has been filed in a court in Bihar's Muzaffarpur against actor Konkona Sena Sharma and some others who wrote an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, drawing his attention to incidents of mob violence.