Mob Attack

Man Suspected Of Throwing Fire Extinguisher At Police In US Capitol Is Arrested

World News | Reuters | Friday January 15, 2021

A retired firefighter who is suspected of throwing a fire extinguisher at police during last week's mob attack on the U.S. Capitol has been arrested, a U.S. Justice Department spokeswoman confirmed on Thursday.

Donald Trump Becomes First US President To Be Impeached Twice

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday January 14, 2021

Donald Trump became the first US president in history to be impeached twice when the House of Representatives voted Wednesday to charge him with inciting last week's mob attack on Congress.

Donald Trump Says "Time For Peace And Calm" In US

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday January 13, 2021

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged "peace" and "calm" in the United States after denying responsibility for a mob attack on Congress by his supporters last week.

Mike Pompeo Says US Not "Banana Republic" After Mob Attacks Capitol

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday January 8, 2021

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday hit back at assertions that a mob attack on the Capitol showed the United States to be a "banana republic."

26 Arrested After Hindu Temple Torched By Mob In Pakistan: Report

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday December 31, 2020

At least two dozen people, including several Muslim clerics, were detained Thursday after a mob attacked and set fire to a Hindu temple in northwest Pakistan, police said.

Mob Attacks BJP Leader's House In Madhya Pradesh, One Hurt: Police

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday November 17, 2020

An armed mob attacked the house of senior BJP leader Gopikrishna Nema in Madhya Pradesh on Monday, the police said.

Mob Attacks Police Team In Uttar Pradesh, Cop Injured

Cities | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 25, 2020

A mob attacked a police team in a village in Budaun's Alapur area injuring a constable when they went there after receiving reports of gun shots, officials said on Sunday.

"Palghar Incident Is Adharma But...": Sanjay Raut On Killing Of Sadhus

India News | Reported by Purva Chitnis, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Sunday October 18, 2020

The Shiv Sena today claimed double standards by the media in its response to fatal attacks on sadhus, alleging that such deaths were portrayed as "adharma (injustice)" when they happen in Maharashtra but are brushed of as "incidents" elsewhere

Murder-Accused Beaten To Death In Presence Of Cops In UP

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday September 7, 2020

A man accused of murder at a village in Uttar Pradesh was beaten to death in the presence of policemen this morning. A mob was seen beating the man with sticks, unchecked by the police, in a chilling video of the incident that took place in Kushinagar in eastern UP.

Cop Dismissed, 2 Sent To Compulsory Retirement In Palghar Mob Killing

India News | ANI | Monday August 31, 2020

Two Maharashtra police personnel have been given compulsory retirement in connection with the Palghar mob lynching case while one police officer has been dismissed from service.

1 Dead, 1 Injured In Separate Mob Attacks In Assam Within 48 Hours

India News | Written by Ratandip Choudhury | Sunday August 30, 2020

Two incidents of mob attacks within the period of 48 hours have rocked northeast India's Assam. While Sabin Gour was killed after a family feud turned violent in central Assam's Biswanath, Majen Nath is recovering from a brutal beating by locals in Western Assam's Bongaigaon who thought they caught him trying to steal from a home.

Man Accused Of Carrying Beef Attacked With Hammer In Gurgaon, Cops Watch

Gurgaon News | Reported by Mukesh Singh Sengar, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Sunday August 2, 2020

With impunity and a hammer, an unarmed man is savagely beaten and kicked to pulp while the police and dozens of people do little more than watch, shows the video, demonstrating the horrific collapse of law near the country's capital.

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.

"Brutal" Mob Attacked 2 Young Men In Assam's Jorhat District, Killed 1

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Sunday May 31, 2020

In a tragic incident on Saturday, a mob of around 50 people attacked two young men, killing one, in Assam's Jorhat district after the duo hit two women near a tea garden

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".