Mob Killing

"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

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.

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.

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".

"101 Arrests, No Muslim": Maharashtra Minister On Sadhus' Mob Killing

India News | Reported by Purva Chitnis, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Wednesday April 22, 2020

None of the 101 people arrested so far for the mob attack on three men in Maharashtra's Palghar district last week are Muslims, state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said today

"Inhuman" To Give Communal Colour To Palghar Mob Killing": Shiv Sena

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 21, 2020

Condemning the lynching of two sadhus (sages) in neighbouring Palghar district, the Shiv Sena today said the incident was an attempt to malign Maharashtra's image and it was "inhuman" to give it a communal colour.

2 Sadhus Among 3 Killed By Mob In Maharashtra, BJP Seeks Probe

India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Sunday April 19, 2020

Barely 125 kilometres from Mumbai, a small village in Maharashtra's Palghar district has reported a horrific case of mob killing; three people were killed on Thursday night after rumours they were kidnapping children to harvest organs, including kidneys

2 Minors Sent To 3-Year Term In Special Home In Pehlu Khan Mob Killing Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday March 14, 2020

In the first punishment awarded in the Pehlu Khan mob killing case of 2017, Alwar's Juvenile Justice Board sentenced two minors to three years in a special or safe home on Friday.

Juvenile Board Convicts Two Minors In Pehlu Khan's Mob Killing

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday March 7, 2020

Two minors have been found guilty in Pehlu Khan's mob killing in 2017 by a Juvenile Justice Board in Alwar, a senior police official said.

"Jharkhand Not Lynchistan": Chief Minister Counters Opposition Tag

India News | Written by Manish Kumar, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday November 21, 2019

Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Wednesday insisted that the perception that his state was a hotbed of mob killing is wrong and the government has taken action in such cases.

Rajasthan Challenges Acquittal Of 6 Accused In Pehlu Khan's Mob Killing

India News | Written by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Friday October 18, 2019

The Rajasthan government has filed an appeal against the acquittal of the accused in the killing of Pehlu Khan in 2017. The appeal was filed on Monday in the Rajasthan High Court against the decision of a court in Alwar that acquitted all the six accused in the case.

"Maliciously False": Bihar Cops On Sedition Charge Against Celebrities

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Anindta Sanyal | Thursday October 10, 2019

The Bihar police have decided to close the sedition case against the 49 celebrities who wrote an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in July, asking that mob killing of Muslims, Dalits and other minorities be stopped immediately.

Asaduddin Owaisi Hits Out At RSS Chief's "Mob Killing" Comment

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 9, 2019

AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday slammed Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat over his statement that lynching is a "western construct" and should not be used in the Indian context to defame the country.

Congress Attacks Mohan Bhagwat Over Statements On Mob Killing, Economy

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 8, 2019

The Maharashtra unit of Congress on Tuesday slammed RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat over his claims that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh had nothing do with lynchings and there was no economic slowdown in the country.