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TopicMob lynching

Topic: Mob lynching

‘They’re Muslims, don’t spare them’ — in Hapur lynching, court noted convicts’ ‘common objective’ to kill

Not possible that Qasim & Samaydeen's injuries were due to 1-2 pedestrians colliding with a motorcycle, the court observed, adding that the injuries support the prosecution's version.

Cow vigilantes, complicit cops & a fatal rumour — justice, but no closure for Hapur lynching victims

Hapur court has convicted & handed life term to 10 cow vigilantes for lynching Qasim to death & injuring Samaydeen in 2018. Samaydeen recalls how Qasim's 'limbs were broken, ribs fractured'.

10 get life term in 2018 lynching of Mohammed Qasim in Hapur, victim’s kin say ‘justice, not revenge’

Verdict comes six years after cow vigilantes killed Mohammed Qasim (45) & severely injured his companion, Samaydeen (65). Apart from life terms, perpetrators fined Rs 58,000 each.

Hindu nationalism has taken first steps toward establishing a Jim Crow system

The Jim Crow project was not eliminationist. Hindu nationalists likewise seek not the physical elimination of Muslims, but rather their relegation to second-class citizenship, scholars Ashutosh Varshney and Connor Staggs write in the Journal of Democracy.

Lynching of Dalit man who ‘stole from Gurdwara gollak’ latest in spate of ‘mob justice’ cases in Punjab

Police have registered case of murder against six men, but no arrests made yet. A video of the incident, which took place in state's Moga district on 15 October, has gone viral.

‘Cow vigilantes’ lynch 32-year-old on suspicion of transporting beef in Nashik, 11 arrested

A police officer said that two victims were rushed to SMBT Hospital in Dhamangaon, where Afan Ansari was declared dead. The meat samples have been sent to forensic lab for testing.

Violent mob lynches man accused of blasphemy at Imran Khan rally in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

During a PTI rally Saturday, a violent mob was seen mercilessly beating Maulana Nigar Alam after he said he 'respects Imran Khan like a Prophet as he is an honest man'.

Muslim man ‘lynched on suspicion of carrying beef’ in Bihar’s Saran district, three held

Mob allegedly intercepted Naseem Qureshi & his nephew Firoz at Jogia village. While Firoz managed to escape, Naseem was allegedly thrashed & succumbed to his injuries at hospital.

Entitled to ‘benefit of doubt’ — Pune court order acquitting 21 in 2014 Mohsin Shaikh lynching

IT professional Mohsin Shaikh was attacked by mob in Pune during 2014 riots. Among those accused was Hindu Rashtra Sena leader Dhananjay Desai.

Rape accused lynched in Bihar’s Katihar was ‘sentenced to death by panchayat’, say police

Police say locals 'caught accused sexually assaulting' minor neighbour. One person has been arrested in connection with the lynching, while six accused are absconding.

On Camera

Why electoral ‘reform’ is cause for worry—the Modi govt uses it to cement political hold

‘Reform to deform' is a better description of the Modi government’s approach to election procedures. This is not hyperbole. Consider the record.

Niti Aayog CEO has a message for power stakeholders. Buckle up for surge to feed EVs, data centres

Clean energy is “no longer the sideshow, it is the show”, BVR Subrahmanyam told the Odisha summit, warning India to lead the global shift or risk others’ tech dominance.

Dubai Tejas crash revives focus on advanced, fully automated safety systems

Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.