Mob Violence

Uttar Pradesh Approves Interim Relief For Victims Of Rape, Mob Violence

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 10, 2019

The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday decided to provide interim compensation to victims of rape, mob lynching and other such crimes.

Mob Thrashes Pilgrim On Suspicion Of Child Lifting In Rajasthan: Police

Cities | Press Trust of India | Monday September 2, 2019

A pilgrim was brutally beaten up by some villagers on the suspicion of child lifting in Rajasthan's Jodhpur, police said on Monday.

21 Arrested For Mob Killing Of 73-Year-Old Doctor At Tea Estate In Assam

India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Debanish Achom | Monday September 2, 2019

Two days after the doctor of a tea estate in Assam was beaten to death by a mob of 250, 21 people have been arrested, the police said. The Indian Medical Association has called a strike, including withdrawal of emergency services, on Tuesday. The tea estate in Assam's Jorhat, 300 km from main city Guwahati, has been locked down for now by the manag...

Farmer Thrashed And Hanged By 6 Men In Bihar; Wife Attacked: Police

Cities | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 1, 2019

A group of men allegedly beat up a 40-year-old farmer, hanged him from a tree leading to his and assaulted his wife in Bihar's Gaya district today, the the police said.

Centre Should Have Brought Law Against Mob Violence: Mamata Banerjee

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday August 31, 2019

The West Bengal assembly on Friday passed a bill against mob violence.

West Bengal Government Introduces Bill Against Mob Violence

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 30, 2019

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said today that her government has brought in The West Bengal (Prevention of Lynching) Bill, 2019 as the Centre did not introduce any law against it.

West Bengal Government To Bring Bill Against Mob Violence: Sources

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Tuesday August 27, 2019

The Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal is planning to introduce a bill in the Assembly to check incidents of mob assault and lynching, sources said.

"Culture Of Violence" Silencing Dissent: Aparna Sen, 27 Others Speak Up

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday August 20, 2019

Prominent members of Kolkata's civil society have spoken up again, condemning the "culture of violence and intolerance" that made film-maker Anurag Kashyap quit the microblogging platform Twitter after allegations of threats to his family.

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.

Top Court Notice To Centre Over Steps To Prevent Mob Violence

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 26, 2019

The Supreme Court today asked for the centre's response to the allegations that it has not implemented directions issued last year to curb incidents of mob violence.

Police Constable Beaten To Death By Mob In Rajasthan

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Sunday July 14, 2019

A police constable was beaten to death in Rajasthan's Rajsamand district on Saturday, in the latest incident of mob violence that have triggered concern across the country.

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.

Delhi Police Launches Helpline Number For Mob Violence Complaints

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Friday April 19, 2019

The Delhi Police has launched two helpline numbers for complaints related to noise pollution and incidents of mob violence in the national capital, officials said Thursday.

NDTV At Facebook Election War Room In California, "Bigger Than US Polls"

India News | Written by Amitoj Singh | Tuesday April 9, 2019

Under intense scrutiny for influencing everything from election outcomes to fanning mob violence, Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram - some of the world's most-used of apps - have been forced to pay a lot of attention to towards fighting the menace of fake news in the past 18 months.

Court Drops Sedition Charges Against Accused In Bulandshahr Mob Violence Case

India News | Reported by Saurabh Shukla, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Wednesday March 6, 2019

An Uttar Pradesh court today dropped sedition charges against all the 38 accused in the Bulandshahr mob violence, which had resulted into the death of a senior officer and a civilian late last year. The court also pulled up the state police for filing a chargesheet under 124-A of the CrPC -- which relates to sedition -- without the home department'...