Mob Violence

"I Can't Stay": Trump's Ex-Chief Of Staff Quits After US Capitol Attack

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday January 7, 2021

Mick Mulvaney, a former chief of staff in Donald Trump's White House, announced Thursday he has quit his diplomatic post to protest mob violence by the president's supporters at the Capitol.

Palghar Mob Violence: High Court Gives Centre 2 Weeks To Decide On Complaint Against Media House

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 23, 2020

The Delhi High Court today asked the Centre to take a decision within two weeks on the complaint against a media house for broadcasting shows related to the Palghar mob violence in Maharashtra on April 16.

"Only Chief Guest": BJP On Leader's Photo With Man Accused Of UP Cop Murder

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Saturday July 18, 2020

A top BJP leader in west Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr has been photographed handing out a certificate to a man accused of conspiracy in the murder of a police officer in mob violence in the district in 2018.

Delhi Violence: Distraught Father Awaits Missing Teenage Son's Return

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 29, 2020

Yunus, 38, has been making frantic rounds to the hospitals and mortuaries for the last five days hoping to find his 16-year-old son Yusuf.

JNU Teachers Write To Delhi Top Cop About "Inaction" Over Campus Attack

India News | ANI | Monday February 10, 2020

The Jawaharlal Nehru University Teachers' Association (JNUTA) has written to Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik over ''inaction of police in the matter of the investigation into mob violence by masked persons'' on the campus on January 5 this year.

"... Like Your Grandma Did?": Karnataka BJP After Rahul Gandhi Challenges PM

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Tuesday January 14, 2020

A day after Rahul Gandhi challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit any university in the country and explain why "the economy is a basket case", Karnataka BJP has responded

Vice Chancellor Was JNU Attack "Mastermind", Sack Him: Congress Report

India News | Reported By Sunil Prabhu, Edited By Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Sunday January 12, 2020

A Congress fact-finding committee that inquired into the mob violence at JNU on January 5 has singled out Vice Chancellor Jagadeesh M Kumar as the "mastermind" behind the attack and called for his immediate dismissal

"Need To See Intent": Aaditya Thackeray On "Free Kashmir" Poster Row

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Tuesday January 7, 2020

Mumbai Police has taken "serious cognisance" of a 'Free Kashmir' poster spotted at the Gateway of India last night during protests against the mob violence in Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University

No Attacker Named By Cops, But Case Filed vs Injured JNU Student Leader

India News | Reported By Sukirti Dwivedi, Edited By Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Tuesday January 7, 2020

Delhi Police has filed a FIR against JNU students' union leader Aishe Ghosh, who suffered head injuries in Sunday's mob violence, and 19 other people for allegedly vandalising the university server room and attacking security guards on Saturday

Mumbai's 'Occupy Gateway' Protest Ends After People Forced To Leave

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Debanish Achom | Tuesday January 7, 2020

Hundreds of protesters who gathered at Mumbai's iconic Gateway of India since Sunday night in anger against the mob attack in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) were forced out by the police this morning and moved to Azad Maidan, 2 km away, following which the protest was called off. Kapil Agarwal, a student of TISS, said the protest was successful ...

"Shocking, Couldn't Sleep All Night": Anil Kapoor On JNU Attack

India News | Edited By Ria Saini | Monday January 6, 2020

The attack on Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University has drawn condemnation from political leaders and celebrities. The entire nation watched in horror as a masked mob attacked students and teachers at one of India's most prestigious universities on Sunday. Armed with iron rods, sledgehammers and bottles, the group overran the campus, going from hoste...

'Scuffle Among Students, Not Where We Were Posted': Police On JNU Attack

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Monday January 6, 2020

The Delhi Police today termed the attack on the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus as a "scuffle" that arose due to differences between students over the online registration process, and denied claims that they were slow to respond to the situation.

Main Accused In Gurdwara Nankana Sahib Vandalism Arrested In Pakistan

World News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 6, 2020

The main accused in the recent incident of vandalism at Gurdwara Nankana Sahib in Pakistan's Punjab province has been arrested and charged with a non-bailable section of the stringent anti-terrorism act, a top official said on Monday.

Mumbai Students "Occupy Gateway" To Protest Against JNU Mob Attack

Mumbai News | Reported By Sohit Mishra, Edited By Swati Bhasin | Monday January 6, 2020

Hundreds of students in Mumbai have gathered at the iconic Gateway of India in Mumbai as they continue their protest, which began last night, against Sunday's mob violence at Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University that has triggered widespread condemnation.

Protest Outside Pakistan High Commission In Delhi Over Attack On Nankana Sahib Gurdwara

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Saturday January 4, 2020

Workers and leaders of the Shiromani Akali Dal gathered outside the Pakistan High Commission in central Delhi today in protest against a mob attack on a gurdwara in the neighbouring country. Members of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee that oversees gurdwara affairs also participated in the protest. Group of Congress and BJP workers that...