Mob Lynchings

A 40-year-old man accused of raping and killing a minor was lynched by an angry mob in north Bengal's Falakata. Mona Roy was tied to a tree and thrashed by villagers. He died by the time the cops rescued him and took him to the hospital.

RJD leader and Rajya Sabha MP Manoj Jha on Tuesday attacked poll strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor over his remarks on party leader Tejashwi Yadav, and questioned his silence over issues like "bulldozer justice" and mob-lynching.

In a thought-provoking conversation with Gadgets360, Surya Manoj Vangala shares the inspiration behind his show Brinda, the emotionally taxing research it took, the intended audience, his views on extremism, and more.

Accusing a school teacher in Tripura's Gomati district of sexually assaulting a minor girl student, a mob assaulted him leading to his death two days later, a police officer said on Sunday.

In a shocking incident that took place in Pakistan's Swat, a mob allegedly tortured a man to death by burning him alive over alleged desecration of the Holy Quran.

A man was killed by an angry mob for allegedly desecrating the Holy Quran in the scenic Swat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in northwest Pakistan and eight people were injured in the ensuing unrest, police said.

A man was allegedly lynched here by a mob that accused him of theft, triggering communal tension.

Two cattle transporters died and another sustained serious injuries under suspicious circumstances after being allegedly chased by a mob in Chhattisgarh's Raipur district on Friday, police said.

Two men were lynched to death in Meghalaya's Eastern West Khasi Hills district for allegedly trying to rape a 17-year-old girl, the police said.

The killing of Kanhaiya Lal- the tailor hacked to death outside his shop in broad daylight in Rajasthan's Udaipur in June 2022 - featured in the Supreme Court Tuesday, as it heard a PIL against increasing mob violence against minorities.

At least 10 people have been arrested after the suspected mob lynching of a 24-year-old migrant worker in Kerala's Muvattupuzha two days ago.

A local court in Uttar Pradesh's Hapur on Tuesday convicted all 10 people accused in the 2018 mob lynching case and sentenced them to life imprisonment.

The Indian Penal Code will be replaced by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita as the government seeks to do away with the colonial-era criminal laws.

The central government has informed the Supreme Court that 28 States and Union Territories have appointed nodal officers in compliance with its guidelines to prevent mob violence and lynching following hate speech incidents.

The Madhya Pradesh government on Saturday approved a scheme to provide compensation to victims of mob lynching.

A 40-year-old man accused of raping and killing a minor was lynched by an angry mob in north Bengal's Falakata. Mona Roy was tied to a tree and thrashed by villagers. He died by the time the cops rescued him and took him to the hospital.

RJD leader and Rajya Sabha MP Manoj Jha on Tuesday attacked poll strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor over his remarks on party leader Tejashwi Yadav, and questioned his silence over issues like "bulldozer justice" and mob-lynching.

In a thought-provoking conversation with Gadgets360, Surya Manoj Vangala shares the inspiration behind his show Brinda, the emotionally taxing research it took, the intended audience, his views on extremism, and more.

Accusing a school teacher in Tripura's Gomati district of sexually assaulting a minor girl student, a mob assaulted him leading to his death two days later, a police officer said on Sunday.

In a shocking incident that took place in Pakistan's Swat, a mob allegedly tortured a man to death by burning him alive over alleged desecration of the Holy Quran.

A man was killed by an angry mob for allegedly desecrating the Holy Quran in the scenic Swat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in northwest Pakistan and eight people were injured in the ensuing unrest, police said.

A man was allegedly lynched here by a mob that accused him of theft, triggering communal tension.

Two cattle transporters died and another sustained serious injuries under suspicious circumstances after being allegedly chased by a mob in Chhattisgarh's Raipur district on Friday, police said.

Two men were lynched to death in Meghalaya's Eastern West Khasi Hills district for allegedly trying to rape a 17-year-old girl, the police said.

The killing of Kanhaiya Lal- the tailor hacked to death outside his shop in broad daylight in Rajasthan's Udaipur in June 2022 - featured in the Supreme Court Tuesday, as it heard a PIL against increasing mob violence against minorities.

At least 10 people have been arrested after the suspected mob lynching of a 24-year-old migrant worker in Kerala's Muvattupuzha two days ago.

A local court in Uttar Pradesh's Hapur on Tuesday convicted all 10 people accused in the 2018 mob lynching case and sentenced them to life imprisonment.

The Indian Penal Code will be replaced by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita as the government seeks to do away with the colonial-era criminal laws.

The central government has informed the Supreme Court that 28 States and Union Territories have appointed nodal officers in compliance with its guidelines to prevent mob violence and lynching following hate speech incidents.

The Madhya Pradesh government on Saturday approved a scheme to provide compensation to victims of mob lynching.