Supervise Probe In Hapur Lynching Case: SC To Hapur IGP [Read Order]
6 years, 6 months ago

Supervise Probe In Hapur Lynching Case: SC To Hapur IGP [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Hapur lynching case took a new twist today when the Supreme Court directed IGP of Meerut range to supervise the ongoing probe and directed him to follow the guidelines it issued in a recent judgment on how to deal with such incidents.One person was killed and another brutally assaulted allegedly in the name of protecting cows.Samiuddin and 45-year-old Qasim Qureishi were assaulted at Hapur. The Hapur lynching case took a new twist today when the Supreme Court directed IGP of Meerut range to supervise the ongoing probe and directed him to follow the guidelines it issued in a recent judgment on how to deal with such incidents. The concerned Inspector General of Police shall take steps in accordance with the judgment rendered by this Court in Tehseen S. Poonawalla vs. Union of India & Ors., 9 SCALE 4", said the bench Lawyer Vrinda Grover for victim Samiuddin, said “a false FIR of road rage, instead of mob lynching, was registered by the police. She said currently the probe was being conducted by the SHO of Pilkhuwa Police Station of Hapur district under the supervision of the Superintendent of Police and would be completed in 60 days.

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Hapur verdict, challenging vigilantism
11 months, 1 week ago

Hapur verdict, challenging vigilantism

The Hindu  

On 12 March 2024, in a first for Uttar Pradesh, a trial court in Hapur awarded life imprisonment in a case of cow protection-related lynching of a Muslim man. The Uttar Pradesh court’s conviction is just the fifth one in cow protection-related lynchings in India: three others are in Jharkhand and one in Rajasthan. In this way, the Hapur court’s …

U.P. court gives life sentence to 10 in lynching case of 2018
1 year ago

U.P. court gives life sentence to 10 in lynching case of 2018

The Hindu  

A Sessions Court in Hapur, Uttar Pradesh, on Monday convicted 10 persons and sentenced them to life imprisonment in a lynching case of 2018 in which a mob killed a man after rumours of cow slaughter. On June 18, 2018, 45-year-old Qasim was killed and 62-year-old Samiudeen was assaulted by a mob that accused them of cow slaughter, which is …

Explained | States’ lax response to lynching
1 year, 7 months ago

Explained | States’ lax response to lynching

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Supreme Court has asked the Ministry of Home Affairs and the governments of Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Haryana to respond to a petition filed by the National Federation of Indian Women seeking an explanation for their “consistent failure” in the past five years to act against lynching and mob violence committed on …

Supreme Court seeks status report from Maharashtra govt in Palghar lynching case
4 years, 10 months ago

Supreme Court seeks status report from Maharashtra govt in Palghar lynching case

Op India  

The Supreme Court has sought a report from Maharashtra Police regarding the status of the investigation in the Palghar lynching case in which two Hindu sadhus and their driver were lynched by a mob on the night of April 16. The plea said, “This happened despite the fact that the whole country is under Lockdown since March 25 and that …

Hapur Lynching: SC Asks Petitioner To Approach The Trial Court For Direction To Police To Submit Supplementary Charge sheet With New 164 Statements [Read Order]
5 years, 9 months ago

Hapur Lynching: SC Asks Petitioner To Approach The Trial Court For Direction To Police To Submit Supplementary Charge sheet With New 164 Statements [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to direct the UP Police to file the supplementary charge sheet in order to place on record the recently recorder 164 statements in the Hapur lynching case.The vacation bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi however gave liberty to the Petitioners to bring the new 164 statements to the attention of the concerned Trial …

Supreme Court refuses to direct Uttar Pradesh Police to further investigate 2018 Hapur lynching case
5 years, 9 months ago

Supreme Court refuses to direct Uttar Pradesh Police to further investigate 2018 Hapur lynching case

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to direct the Uttar Pradesh Police to conduct further probe in the 2018 Hapur lynching case New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to direct the Uttar Pradesh Police to conduct further probe in the 2018 Hapur lynching case. The Uttar Pradesh government had earlier informed the apex court that it had filed …

Hapur lynching case: Uttar Pradesh Police files status report in SC, matter to be heard on 8 May
5 years, 10 months ago

Hapur lynching case: Uttar Pradesh Police files status report in SC, matter to be heard on 8 May

Firstpost  

The plea was filed by a survivor of the incident, Samiuddin who demanded the setting of an SIT for an “impartial” investigation in the case. The Apex Court has asked the UP Police to file a fresh status report on 8 April. New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh Police on Wednesday filed a status report in Supreme Court on the investigation carried …

SC Asks UP Govt To File Fresh Status Report In Hapur Lynching Case
5 years, 11 months ago

SC Asks UP Govt To File Fresh Status Report In Hapur Lynching Case

Live Law  

The Supreme Court Monday asked the Uttar Pradesh government to file a fresh status report in the Hapur lynching case last year, in which one person lost his life. A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna asked the state government to submit its status report on the investigation and trial in the case.Advocate …

Supervise Probe In Hapur Lynching Case: SC To Hapur IGP [Read Order]
6 years, 6 months ago

Supervise Probe In Hapur Lynching Case: SC To Hapur IGP [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Hapur lynching case took a new twist today when the Supreme Court directed IGP of Meerut range to supervise the ongoing probe and directed him to follow the guidelines it issued in a recent judgment on how to deal with such incidents.One person was killed and another brutally assaulted allegedly in the name of protecting cows.Samiuddin and 45-year-old Qasim …

Hapur lynching: Supreme Court directs IGP of Meerut range to supervise probe, posts matter for hearing after two weeks
6 years, 6 months ago

Hapur lynching: Supreme Court directs IGP of Meerut range to supervise probe, posts matter for hearing after two weeks

Firstpost  

A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud was informed by the Uttar Pradesh government that it has transferred the SHO concerned and filed appeals seeking cancellation of bails granted to the accused in the case. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Inspector General of Police of Meerut range to supervise …

Alwar Lynching: SC Seeks Rajasthan Govt’s Action Taken Report
6 years, 7 months ago

Alwar Lynching: SC Seeks Rajasthan Govt’s Action Taken Report

The Quint  

The bench, which also comprised Justices AM Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, also took note of the fact that only Maharashtra, Punjab and Chandigarh had filed compliance reports after the court had directed all states and union territories to take steps to deal with the offences of mob violence and cow vigilantism and file a compliance report by 20 August. …

Alwar lynching: Supreme Court seeks Rajasthan govt's action taken report
6 years, 7 months ago

Alwar lynching: Supreme Court seeks Rajasthan govt's action taken report

India TV News  

The Supreme Court today asked the Rajasthan government to state within a week what action it has taken in the case of the alleged lynching of dairy farmer Rakbar Khan on July 20, following its directions on the incidents of cow vigilantism. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra considered the plea of Congress leader Tehseen Poonawala seeking initiation …

Hapur Lynching: SC Directs IG-Meerut To Conduct Enquiry And Submit Report, Issues Notice To UP Govt [Read Petition & Order]
6 years, 7 months ago

Hapur Lynching: SC Directs IG-Meerut To Conduct Enquiry And Submit Report, Issues Notice To UP Govt [Read Petition & Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the state of UP in connection with the June 18 Hapur Lynching incident which resulted in the death a Muslim meat trader.The bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice D. Y. Chandrachud and Justice A. M. Khanwilkar was hearing a writ petition by one Samaydeen, who had witnessed and also faced attack …

Hapur Lynching: SC Directs IG-Meerut To Conduct Enquiry And Submit Report, Issues Notice To UP Govt [Read Petition & Order]
6 years, 7 months ago

Hapur Lynching: SC Directs IG-Meerut To Conduct Enquiry And Submit Report, Issues Notice To UP Govt [Read Petition & Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the state of UP in connection with the June 18 Hapur Lynching incident which resulted in the death a Muslim meat trader.The bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice D. Y. Chandrachud and Justice A. M. Khanwilkar was hearing a writ petition by one Samaydeen, who had witnessed and also faced attack …

Hapur lynching case: SC issues notice to Uttar Pradesh govt, calls for Meerut IG to probe matter; next hearing on 28 Aug
6 years, 7 months ago

Hapur lynching case: SC issues notice to Uttar Pradesh govt, calls for Meerut IG to probe matter; next hearing on 28 Aug

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court issued a notice to the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government in the Hapur lynching case and asked the Meerut Inspector-General to conduct an inquiry and submit a report on Monday. The Supreme Court issued a notice to the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government in the Hapur lynching case and asked the Meerut inspector-general to conduct an inquiry …

Hapur lynching case: Supreme Court to hear survivor's plea seeking SIT probe, transfer of case outside Uttar Pradesh today
6 years, 7 months ago

Hapur lynching case: Supreme Court to hear survivor's plea seeking SIT probe, transfer of case outside Uttar Pradesh today

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court on Monday will hear the plea of a survivor of the Hapur lynching case, who is seeking a court-monitored Special Investigation Team probe into the matter. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday will hear the plea of a survivor of the Hapur lynching case, who is seeking a court-monitored Special Investigation Team probe into the matter. …

Hapur lynching: SC agrees to urgent hearing in case after accused unknowingly admits to murder on camera
6 years, 7 months ago

Hapur lynching: SC agrees to urgent hearing in case after accused unknowingly admits to murder on camera

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court agreed to an urgent hearing in the Hapur lynching case after NDTV aired videos from its investigation. After an undercover investigation by NDTV, during which the accused in the Hapur lynching case purportedly admitted to the crime, the Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to urgently take up the case. On 18 June, 45-year-old cattle trader Qasim Qureshi …

SC to Hear Hapur Lynching After Main Accused Admit to Crime on Cam
6 years, 7 months ago

SC to Hear Hapur Lynching After Main Accused Admit to Crime on Cam

The Quint  

The Supreme Court will hear on August 13 the plea of a survivor of the Hapur lynching case, seeking a court-monitored SIT probe into the incident. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices D Y Chandrachud and Indira Banerjee took the decision a day after a TV channel aired a report in which the accused, currently out on …

How mob lynchings tore two villages apart: Ground report
6 years, 7 months ago

How mob lynchings tore two villages apart: Ground report

India Today  

When the Supreme Court of India had to ask the Centre to frame a law to end mob lynching, it was clear that somewhere the authorities concerned or the people responsible were not doing their job. In western Uttar Pradesh's Hapur, the lynching of Mohammad Qasim last month is still fresh in the resident's memory. Qasim's family and eyewitnesses, however, …

Alwar lynching case: BJP MLA alleges lower rank cops being targeted to shield senior officers, demands judicial enquiry
6 years, 8 months ago

Alwar lynching case: BJP MLA alleges lower rank cops being targeted to shield senior officers, demands judicial enquiry

Firstpost  

BJP MLA Gyan Dev Ahuja on Tuesday said that lower rank policemen were being targeted to shield senior officers in the case of alleged lynching of 28-year-old Rakbar in Alwar and demanded a judicial inquiry into the case. Jaipur: BJP MLA Gyan Dev Ahuja on Tuesday said that lower rank policemen were being targeted to shield senior officers in the …

Alwar lynching case: Police took cows to shelter, stopped for tea before taking victim to hospital, say reports
6 years, 8 months ago

Alwar lynching case: Police took cows to shelter, stopped for tea before taking victim to hospital, say reports

Firstpost  

Soon after the Rajasthan lynching case, questions have been raised on how there was a three-and-a-half hour delay on the part of the police in bringing victim Rakbar Khan to the hospital, media reports said. A day after a man was lynched in Alwar on suspicion of cow smuggling, media reports have claimed that there was a three-and-a-half-hour delay on …

Hapur lynching: New video shows mob forced man to confess to cow slaughter
6 years, 9 months ago

Hapur lynching: New video shows mob forced man to confess to cow slaughter

Firstpost  

Another video of the Hapur lynching purportedly showing a mob beating up a man and forcing him to confess to having slaughtered a cow has gone viral on social media. Hapur: Another video of the Hapur lynching purportedly showing a mob beating up a man and forcing him to confess to having slaughtered a cow has gone viral on social …

Hafiz Junaid lynching case: Punjab and Haryana HC dismisses plea for CBI probe, says police investigation enough
7 years, 3 months ago

Hafiz Junaid lynching case: Punjab and Haryana HC dismisses plea for CBI probe, says police investigation enough

Firstpost  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday dismissed a petition seeking a CBI probe into the alleged lynching of 17-year-old Junaid Khan, who was stabbed to death on a train in June. Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday dismissed a petition seeking a CBI probe into the alleged lynching of 17-year-old Junaid Khan, who was stabbed …

Gujarat violence: Probe custodial death, says High Court
9 years, 6 months ago

Gujarat violence: Probe custodial death, says High Court

The Hindu  

Even as Gujarat returned to normality on Friday with curfew being lifted from Mehsana, Visnagar and Unjha and several areas of Ahmedabad, the High Court ordered the CID to investigate the alleged custodial death of 32-year-old Shwetang Patel. Justice J.B. Pardiwala, while ordering the probe, observed that “prima facie, it appeared to be a case of homicide.” Advocate Rohit Patel, …

3-member SIT for fresh probe into Ishrat case
14 years, 4 months ago

3-member SIT for fresh probe into Ishrat case

The Hindu  

The Gujarat government has issued a notification constituting a three-member Special Investigation Team for a fresh probe into the Ishrat Jahan alleged fake encounter case. The State government through an affidavit informed the Gujarat High Court on Monday that it had complied with its orders and issued the necessary notification for formally constituting the SIT. Following the State government's submission, …

Hear plea for SIT probe in Ishrat killing: Supreme Court to Gujarat HC
14 years, 6 months ago

Hear plea for SIT probe in Ishrat killing: Supreme Court to Gujarat HC

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Gujarat High Court to consider and pass appropriate order for constituting a separate Special Investigation Team for probing the case relating to killing of Ishrat Jahan in an encounter. A bench comprising Justices B. Sudershan Reddy and S.S. Nijjar also asked the High Court to consider the application filed by Supreme Court-appointed SIT, …

Gujarat High Court hands over Ishrat case probe to SIT
14 years, 7 months ago

Gujarat High Court hands over Ishrat case probe to SIT

The Hindu  

The Gujarat High Court on Thursday handed over the probe into the suspected fake encounter case of Ishrat Jahan to the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team, rejecting the plea for a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation. The High Court also took the Gujarat government to task for challenging the report of Ahmedabad Metropolitan Magistrate S.P. Plea rejected A …

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