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Stop lynchings in name of Jai Shri Ram: Celebrities to PM

It is shocking, they said, that so much violence should be perpetrated in the name of religion.

25 Jul 2019 1:48 AM

Manjeet Singh, Member of the National Commission for Minorities. (Photo: ANI)

No mob lynching case registered with us: Minority Commission member Manjeet Singh

He was speaking to reporters after chairing a meeting of district officials on the issues related with minorities.

24 Jul 2019 8:56 PM

Reddy said such incidents have been reported from Tripura, West Bengal and Kerala and had occurred previously also. (Photo: Twitter)

No common pattern of mob lynching in country: Govt in Rajya Sabha

Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy said during Question Hour that the BJP government was serious about tackling the issue.

24 Jul 2019 4:22 PM

Eight people have been killed in vigilante lynchings in Bangladesh sparked by rumours on social media of children being kidnapped and sacrificed as offerings for the construction of a mega-bridge, police said on Wednesday. (Representational Image)

Mob kills 8 in B'desh over rumours of kids being sacrificed for bridge construction

A deaf man was also beaten to death outside the capital that day while trying to visit his daughter.

24 Jul 2019 3:09 PM

The incident was captured on a CCTV camera and the footage is being examined to identify the automobile, the official said.

Two forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’

On seeing some passers-by, the accused sped away.

23 Jul 2019 6:09 AM

The court had then said that "horrendous acts of mobocracy" cannot be allowed to overrun the law of the land and issued a slew of guidelines to deal with mob lynching and cow vigilantism. (Photo: File)

SC declines urgent hearing on plea against states on mob lynching

The apex court had ordered the appointment of nodal police officers in all districts.

18 Jul 2019 6:06 PM

Jonathan Ashworth, a Labour Party MP from Leicester South – a constituency with a prominent Indian-origin electorate in the East Midlands region of England, wrote in a letter last week to foreign secretary and prime ministerial hopeful Jeremy Hunt that many of his constituents had raised concerns that the Indian government was not doing enough on the issue. (Photo: Twitter/ @Jonathan Ashworth)

UK's Labour Party leader slams India over attacks on Muslims

Last month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that a lynching incident in Jharkhand has pained him and the guilty must be severely punished.

14 Jul 2019 1:19 PM

BSP chief Mayawati on Saturdag attack at BJP-led government at the Centre and accused it of not making a strong law against mob lynching. (Photo: File)

Mayawati attacks BJP govt on mob lynching; urges to make stringent laws

The UP law commission has recommended that accused in mob lynching incidents be handed life imprisonment if the victimloses llife.

13 Jul 2019 2:08 PM

Mob lynching video: Case against TikTok influencers

The police said that it was in the process of identifying the person who circulated the TikTok video, seen as an attempt to hamper peace and harmony.

10 Jul 2019 4:08 AM

SC refuses to take up mob lynching matter on urgent basis

The prayer for an urgent hearing was made before a bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi.

04 Jul 2019 2:16 PM

The police received information about the incident at midnight and rescued him. Later, he was admitted to a local hospital where he died from his injuries. (Representational Image)

Tripura man beaten to death on suspicion of being cattle thief

The victim was identified as Budhi Kumar Tripura.

04 Jul 2019 10:45 AM

'Since last 4 to 5 years it has been observed that society is being divided,' Arif Naseem Khan said. (Photo: File | Representational)

Tough law should be brought to tackle mob lynching: Cong MLA in Maharashtra

The recent incident of lynching of a Muslim youth, Tabrez Ansari, in Jharkhand has attracted attention over such violence in the country.

01 Jul 2019 5:20 PM

Lynching of Muslims and Dalits are linked to Sangh Parivar: Asaduddin Owaisi

The statement from Owaisi comes a day after one Muslim boy was thrashed by unidentified men for not chanting 'Jai Shri Ram'.

30 Jun 2019 4:25 PM

Khan’s family said they were disappointed after learning that Rajasthan police had filed a chargesheet against him. They said they had expected justice from the Congress government. (Photo: PTI)

'Disappointed, expected justice from Cong, not chargesheet’: Pehlu Khan’s son

The chargesheet was prepared on December 30, last year, soon after the Congress came to power in the state.

29 Jun 2019 4:52 PM

Two separate First Information Reports (FIRs) were filed in the case. (Representational Image)

Pehlu Khan lynched in 2017, Rajasthan police files chargesheet against him

The chargesheet has been filed against Pehlu Khan, his sons for transporting cattle allegedly without permission in Rajasthan.

29 Jun 2019 11:42 AM

Tabrez Ansari succumbed to his injuries after being attacked by the mob on the suspicion of stealing a motorcycle on June 18 in Jharkhand’s Dhatkidih village. (Photo: twitter)

Jharkhand lynching: No internal injury on Tabrez Ansari; reveals post-mortem report

Tabrez was allegedly tied to a pole and also forced to chant 'Jai Sri Ram' and 'Jai Hanuman'.

27 Jun 2019 5:14 PM

Another uncle of Tabrez Marsood Alam said, 'We found Tabrez's dead body one week after the murder. No case was registered in the incident. He was killed near Rajnagar police station. We condemn this media report stating that he was killed in mob lynching fifteen years ago.' (Photo: ANI)

‘Not killed in mob lynching’: Family members on reports of Tabrez’s father death

Tabrez Ansari was attacked by a mob in Kharsawan district of Jharkhand on the suspicion of theft on June 18.

27 Jun 2019 10:03 AM

India should finely balance the situation as it has a significant interest in the two countries. (Photo: File)

Lynching of youth an example of religious intolerance: TMC's Saugata Roy

K Muraleedharan raised the issue of surging airfares, especially during festival season and summer vacation, from Kerala to Gulf countries.

26 Jun 2019 4:23 PM

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor is Member of Parliament from Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency. (Photo: File)

'Please not in my name,' says Lord Ram over mob lynching; tweets Shashi Tharoor

Ansari later succumbed to his injuries at a local hospital.

26 Jun 2019 2:33 PM

'The brutal lynching of this young man by a mob in Jharkhand is a blot on humanity. The cruelty of the police who held this dying boy in custody for 4 days is shocking as is the silence of powerful voices in the BJP ruled Central & State Govts. #IndiaAgainstLynchTerror' he tweeted. (Photo: File)

Jharkhand mob lynching incident a 'blot on humanity': Rahul Gandhi

Tabrez's family has alleged that the attack was communal and that he was made to chant 'Jai Shri Ram' and 'Jai Hanuman'.

26 Jun 2019 9:14 AM

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