Mob Attack

One Organisation To Blame, Says Asaduddin Owaisi On Hate Crimes

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday June 30, 2019

Hyderabad politician Asaduddin Owaisi has blamed right wing groups under Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the ideological mentor of the BJP, for the hate crimes in the country. The Prime Minister, he said, is speaking against such attacks, but he has not been able to stop it.

Threatened With Rape, Allege Jharkhand Women After Mob Killing

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday June 28, 2019

A group of Hindu women in Jharkhand's Seraikela district have lodged an FIR claiming that some people sympathising with Tabrez Ansari, the victim of a recent mob lynching incident in the state, have threatened to rape them, police said on Thursday.

In Jharkhand Mob Killing, 11 Arrests, Doctor Under Probe: 10 Points

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday June 25, 2019

The Jharkhand police are focusing on the role of their colleagues and a doctor involved in the case of a 24-year-old man, who died after being beaten by a mob last week. A Special Investigation Team has been formed and two police officers have been suspended for lapses in the case. There is also indication of an attempted cover-up, as the dying dec...

Jharkhand Killing 11th Mob Attack In 2019, Minorities Targeted More: Data

India News | Written by Sukirti Dwivedi | Tuesday June 25, 2019

The death of a man in Jharkhand following mob violence is not the first of its kind to occur this year. According to data from the website Factchecker.in this is the 11th instance of hate crime this year. So far, 4 people have been killed and 22 people injured in mob violence.

Jharkhand Mob Killing: 11 Men Arrested, 2 Police Officers Suspended

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Tuesday June 25, 2019

Eleven men have been arrested and two police officers suspended amid outrage across the country over the fatal mob attack on a man in Jharkhand last week. The police are on the lookout for at least one more person accused of beating 24-year-old Tabrez Ansari last Tuesday for allegedly stealing a motorcycle.

"Cut-Paste" Allegations: Jharkhand Minister After Man Dies In Mob Attack

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday June 24, 2019

A minister in Jharkhand has said it is wrong to politicise mob killings - like the incident in Saraikela-Kharsawan district where a 24-year-old man was beaten to death allegedly for stealing a motorcycle.

"Committed To Tolerance": India Rejects US Report On Religious Freedom

India News | Reported by Kadambini Sharma, Nidhi Razdan, Edited by Debanish Achom | Sunday June 23, 2019

India has rejected the findings of a report on religious freedom published by the US State Department that claimed, among other acerbic allegations, "mob attacks by violent extremist Hindu groups against minority communities" continued throughout the year.

Clashes Erupt During Eid Celebrations In Bengal's Asansol, 25 Arrested

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Thursday June 6, 2019

Clashes broke out between two communities during an Eid Milan programme in Dildarnagar area of West Bengal's Asansol on Wednesday night. Although the situation has now been brought under control, police personnel have been deployed there in large numbers to prevent any recurrence of violence.

In Hapur Case, Supreme Court Asks UP Government To File Fresh Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 9, 2019

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Uttar Pradesh government to file fresh status report in the Hapur mob attackcase last year, in which one person lost his life.

Congress Promises Law Against Mob Attacks, Punish Officials For Lapses

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 2, 2019

The Congress on Tuesday said it will pass a new law in the first session of the next Lok Sabha to prevent and punish hate crimes such as "mob-engineered" lynching, stripping and burning if voted to power.

Gurugram Family, Attacked By Mob During Holi, To Leave City

Gurgaon News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday March 30, 2019

Bhondsi, Gurgaon: A Muslim family that was attacked by a mob in Gurugram's Bhoop Singh Nagar on Holi (March 21) has decided to leave Gurugram and move to Delhi due to "immense pressure, fear and threats".

5 Arrested For Mob Attack Case On Gurgaon Family On Holi

Gurgaon News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday March 25, 2019

Four more persons were arrested on Monday in connection with the Bhondsi mob attack case on Holi. With this, the Gurgaon police have made five arrests in the case.

Two More Arrested For Mob Attack On Gurgaon Family On Holi

Gurgaon News | Edited by Arun Nair | Monday March 25, 2019

Two more people were arrested today in connection with the assault on a family in Gurgaon on Holi, raising the total number of arrest to three.

Two More Arrested In Gurugram Mob Attack Case

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday March 25, 2019

Facing criticism over the action taken in Gurugram assault case, police in Haryana city arrested two more youths to take the tally to three on Monday.

"They Even Beat My 3-Year-Old": Gurugram Family In Dread After Mob Attack

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Sunday March 24, 2019

Two days after a Gurugram family was assaulted by a mob with hockey sticks and iron rods over a game of cricket, a shroud of fear hangs over their home in Bhondsi locality.