Jharkhand mob lynching: AIMIM gives Rs 50,000 compensation to Tabrez Ansari's kin; appeals Narendra Modi to curb such incidents
5 years, 6 months ago

Jharkhand mob lynching: AIMIM gives Rs 50,000 compensation to Tabrez Ansari's kin; appeals Narendra Modi to curb such incidents

Firstpost  

Social activists have come forward to provide assistance to the kin of Tabrez Ansari, who died after allegedly being lynched by a mob on suspicion of theft in Jharkhand. Kharsawanand: Social activists have come forward to provide assistance to the kin of Tabrez Ansari, who died on Sunday after allegedly being lynched by a mob on suspicion of theft in Saraikela Kharsawanand area of Jamshedpur in Jharkhand. Riyaj Shareef, another member of the team expressed concerns over “growing incidents of mob lynching” in the state and appealed Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take steps to curb the menace. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while speaking in Parliament, said the incident “pained” him and advocated for the “maximum punishment”.

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Jharkhand Lynching: 'Maybe He Was Killed Due to Cap & Beard,' Say Kin; Cops Deny
3 weeks ago

Jharkhand Lynching: 'Maybe He Was Killed Due to Cap & Beard,' Say Kin; Cops Deny

The Quint  

The locals told Ansari that, "Had it happened in their village, they would have never let the men do what they did to him." "The police told us that some men locally made a fuss that he was stealing the goat and this is ridiculous. Meanwhile, The Quint also spoke to Rajiv Singh, SHO, Adityapur who said that when the …

Tabrez Ansari lynching case 2019: All ten convicts sentenced to 10-year imprisonment
1 year, 6 months ago

Tabrez Ansari lynching case 2019: All ten convicts sentenced to 10-year imprisonment

India TV News  

Tabrez Ansari lynching case: All ten convicts were sentenced to 10-year imprisonment by Seraikela court under section 304 of IPC in 2019 Tabrez Ansari lynching case. Tabrez Ansari lynching case 24-year-old Tabrez Ansari was lynched to death by an angry mob on bike theft suspicion in Jharkhand's Seraikela Kharsawan on June 17, 2019. PM Modi reacted to the incident The …

Junaid-Nasir killing: Asaduddin slams BJP, RSS for supporting inhuman act
1 year, 10 months ago

Junaid-Nasir killing: Asaduddin slams BJP, RSS for supporting inhuman act

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad, Jaipur: AIMIM chief and MP Asaduddin Owaisi came down heavily on the BJP and the RSS over the alleged killing of two Muslim youth in Bhiwani district in Haryana. In Jaipur, the Rajasthan Police said they had detained half a dozen people, including one of the five persons named in the FIR, in connection with the death of the …

Jharkhand Governor returns anti-lynching Bill
2 years, 9 months ago

Jharkhand Governor returns anti-lynching Bill

Hindustan Times  

Jharkhand Governor Ramesh Bais has returned the anti-lynching Bill back to the Hemant Soren-led state government with two specific suggestions, including one to reconsider the definition of “mob”, which, as defined in the proposed law, was “not in consonance or in line with the well-defined legal lexicon or glossary”. On December 12, during the winter session last year, the Jharkhand …

Jharkhand Man Lynched, Set on Fire by Mob for Felling Trees
3 years ago

Jharkhand Man Lynched, Set on Fire by Mob for Felling Trees

News 18  

A 30-year-old man was on Tuesday lynched and set on fire allegedly by a group of people at a village in Jharkhand's Simdega district on the suspicion of felling trees for stealing wood, police said. The incident occurred barely a fortnight after the Jharkhand Assembly passed the Prevention of Mob Violence and Mob Lynching Bill, 2021, which aims at providing …

Jharkhand passes Bill against mob lynching: Why more states need to clear such laws against mob violence
3 years ago

Jharkhand passes Bill against mob lynching: Why more states need to clear such laws against mob violence

Firstpost  

The Hemant Soren-led government passed the Prevention of Mob Violence and Mob Lynching Bill, 2021, which proposes three-years to life in prison for those pronounced guilty of mob violence India has woken up to a new scourge in the recent times — mob lynching. To battle this, the Jharkhand Assembly on Tuesday, 21 December, passed the ‘Prevention of Mob Violence …

No justification for mob lynching: Amarinder Singh condemns killing of men accused of 'sacrilege'
3 years ago

No justification for mob lynching: Amarinder Singh condemns killing of men accused of 'sacrilege'

India Today  

Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh expressed concern over the recent incidents of lynching reported in Amritsar and Kapurthala. Condemning the attacks that shook the state on Saturday and Sunday, Amarinder Singh said that there is no justification for mob lynching. ON FIR AGAINST BIKRAM MAJITHIA Meanwhile, reacting to the registration of FIR against Bikram Majithia, Amarinder Singh said, …

AASU leader’s Lynching Death in Assam Expedites Need for an Anti-Lynching Act
3 years, 1 month ago

AASU leader’s Lynching Death in Assam Expedites Need for an Anti-Lynching Act

News 18  

While many cheering over the ‘accidental death’ of the Jorhat mob lynching accused in police custody, the latest incident of mob violence in Assam has once again raised the context of the Anti-Lynching Act, especially for Assam. Notably, Manipur passed an Anti-Lynching Act soon after Supreme Court’s direction in 2018 and Assam which frequently remains in the headline for mob …

If Rakesh Tikait had not justified lynching: Amit Malviya on man's murder at Singhu
3 years, 2 months ago

If Rakesh Tikait had not justified lynching: Amit Malviya on man's murder at Singhu

India Today  

Amit Malviya, in charge of BJP's information & technology department, on Friday blamed farmer leader Rakesh Tikait after a man was found murdered near a protest site along the Singhu border in Kundli in Haryana's Sonipat district. He said that had Rakesh Tikait not justified the mob lynching in Lakhimpur, the gory murder would not have occurred. Had Rakesh Tikait …

If lynchings were intentional, law would take its course: Tikait on Lakhimpur Kheri incident
3 years, 3 months ago

If lynchings were intentional, law would take its course: Tikait on Lakhimpur Kheri incident

India Today  

Speaking at the India Today Conclave on Saturday, farmer leader Rakesh Tikait reiterated that the lynching of the BJP workers in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri was only a “reaction to the action". Two BJP workers, a driver in the employ of Union minister Ajay Misra, and a local reporter were killed along with four farmers in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence …

Those indulging in lynching are against Hindutva: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat
3 years, 6 months ago

Those indulging in lynching are against Hindutva: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat

India Today  

Asserting that the DNA of all Indians is the same, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday urged muslims not to get "trapped in the cycle of fear" that Islam is in danger in India. "Don't get trapped in the cycle of fear that Islam is in danger in India," he said at the event. READ: Twitter restores blue …

Palghar mob lynching: Have asked Maharashtra CM to take strict action against culprits, says UP CM Adityanath
4 years, 8 months ago

Palghar mob lynching: Have asked Maharashtra CM to take strict action against culprits, says UP CM Adityanath

India TV News  

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said he has urged his Maharashtra counterpart to take strict action against the culprits involved in the lynching of three men in Palghar district. "Spoke to Chief Minister of Maharashtra Uddhav Thackeray yesterday evening regarding the murder of saints of Juna Akhara Swami Kalpvrikshgiri, Swami Sushilgiri and their driver Neelesh Telgarhe. In …

Tabrez Ansari lynching case: Jharkhand High Court grants bail to 6 arrested
5 years ago

Tabrez Ansari lynching case: Jharkhand High Court grants bail to 6 arrested

India TV News  

Six people arrested in connection with the lynching of Tabrez Ansari in June this year were granted bail by the Jharkhand High Court on Tuesday. The six accused were granted bail by Justice R Mukhopadhyay after their advocate AK Sahani informed the court that neither their names were mentioned in the FIR registered in connection with the death of Ansari, …

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's reading of lynching incidents flies in the face of reason, belies reality
5 years, 2 months ago

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's reading of lynching incidents flies in the face of reason, belies reality

Firstpost  

The comments of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on lynching in his RSS Foundation Day speech in Nagpur marking the occasion of Dussehra have drawn attention and a great deal of criticism. If such incidents happen, “the guilty should be punished according to law, without looking at who’s ours and who’s not”, Bhagwat added. Bhagwat took offence to the …

'Tarnished Country's Image' : Eminent Persons Who Wrote To PM About Mob Lynching Booked For Sedition [Read FIR]
5 years, 3 months ago

'Tarnished Country's Image' : Eminent Persons Who Wrote To PM About Mob Lynching Booked For Sedition [Read FIR]

Live Law  

The Bihar police on October 2 registered an FIR against a group of artists and intellectuals who had written an open letter to the Prime Minister last July complaining about rise in incidents of mob lynching in the country.The FIR registered at Police Station, Muzaffarpur, names award winning filmmakers Aparna Sen, Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Shyam Benegal, vocalist Shubha Mudgal, actors. The …

One dead, two injured in Jharkhand after mob attacks trio on suspicion of cow slaughter
5 years, 3 months ago

One dead, two injured in Jharkhand after mob attacks trio on suspicion of cow slaughter

Firstpost  

Local residents allegedly spotted Kalantus Barla, Fagu Kacchap and Phillip Horo with the carcass of a cow near a river at Jaltanga village in Jharkhand on Sunday and assaulted them Khunti: A differently- abled man was killed and two others were seriously injured after they were allegedly beaten up by a mob over suspicion of slaughtering a cow in Jharkhand’s …

Man lynched, two injured over suspicion of cow slaughter in Jharkhand
5 years, 3 months ago

Man lynched, two injured over suspicion of cow slaughter in Jharkhand

India TV News  

In yet another case of mob lynching in Jharkhand, a man was killed while two others were injured on Sunday after they were accused of slaughtering a cow. According to the police, the incident was reported at around 10 am in Jaltanda Suari village after the locals had spotted the two men allegedly carving out meat from an animal carcass. …

Jharkhand: Villagers blame Bajrang Dal workers for Khunti lynching
5 years, 3 months ago

Jharkhand: Villagers blame Bajrang Dal workers for Khunti lynching

India Today  

A tribal man was beaten to death by angry villagers in Jharkhand over suspicion of selling beef. Speaking to India Today TV, locals from Suari village under Karra PS of Khunti district expressed shock and grief over the death of Kalantus Barla. As soon as the news spread, several workers of Bajrang Dal came to the spot and beat the …

Tabrez Ansari lynching case: Jharkhand Police restores murder charge against 11 accused after obtaining fresh medical report
5 years, 3 months ago

Tabrez Ansari lynching case: Jharkhand Police restores murder charge against 11 accused after obtaining fresh medical report

Firstpost  

Eight days after the Jharkhand police dropped the murder charge against 11 accused in the mob lynching case of young Muslim man Tabrez Ansari, they brought back the same charge on the accused on Wednesday after obtaining a fresh medical report Ranchi: Eight days after the Jharkhand police dropped the murder charge against 11 accused in the mob lynching case …

Tabrez lynching case: Murder charge back on all accused
5 years, 3 months ago

Tabrez lynching case: Murder charge back on all accused

India TV News  

Eight days after the Jharkhand police dropped the murder charge against 11 accused in the mob lynching case of young Muslim man Tabrez Ansari, they brought back the same charge on the accused on Wednesday after obtaining a fresh medical report, an official said here. Based on a fresh medical report, the police on Wednesday filed a supplementary charge sheet …

Dropping murder charge against Tabrez Ansari lynching accused unfortunate: MoS Home
5 years, 3 months ago

Dropping murder charge against Tabrez Ansari lynching accused unfortunate: MoS Home

India Today  

Two days after the Jharkhand Police dropped the murder charge against 11 accused in the Tabrez Ansari mob lynching case, Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy termed the development as "unfortunate" and demanded that the accused be punished. G Kishan Reddy's reactions have come after the Jharkhand Police dropped the murder charge against the accused in the mob …

VHP brands Tabrez Ansari lynching as 'conspiracy'
5 years, 3 months ago

VHP brands Tabrez Ansari lynching as 'conspiracy'

India TV News  

A day after police in Jharkhand dropped murder charges against the accused in the mob lynching of Tabrez Ansari, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad called it a "conspiracy of secularists". "Tabrez's post-mortem report released after intensive investigation has not only clarified the reasons for his death but also exposed a major conspiracy of the secular gang," said VHP Joint General Secretary …

Tabrez Ansari lynching case: Death due to cardiac arrest; murder charges against 11 accused dropped
5 years, 3 months ago

Tabrez Ansari lynching case: Death due to cardiac arrest; murder charges against 11 accused dropped

India TV News  

The mob lynching case of Tabrez Ansari in Jharkhand has taken a new turn as the final post-mortem report has now indicated cardiac arrest as the reason for his death with murder charges dropped against the accused. According to the report, Ansari died due to cardiac arrest. "The final post-mortem report indicated that it was not a pre-planned murder of …

Tabrez Ansari lynching: Jharkhand Police drops murder charge against all 11 accused
5 years, 3 months ago

Tabrez Ansari lynching: Jharkhand Police drops murder charge against all 11 accused

Firstpost  

Over two months since 24-year-old Tabrez Ansari lynching, the Jharkhand Police has dropped murder charge under IPC Section 302 in the chargesheet filed against the 11 accused in the case Over two months since 24-year-old Tabrez Ansari was beaten up by a mob in Jharkhand, for alleged robbery in Kharsawan district, the Jharkhand Police has dropped murder charges under IPC …

Labourer lynched over child-lifting rumour in Amethi
5 years, 4 months ago

Labourer lynched over child-lifting rumour in Amethi

India TV News  

A labourer was lynched to death, while eight others were injured in an attack by a mob, which suspected them of being child lifters. Another video shows four policemen carrying a man away by his hands and legs from a paddy field. Child lifting rumours have been leading to mob violence in Uttar Pradesh since the past one month. The …

Gujarat Congress MLA tables bill against 'mob lynchings', withdraws it following angry debate
5 years, 5 months ago

Gujarat Congress MLA tables bill against 'mob lynchings', withdraws it following angry debate

Firstpost  

The Gujarat Assembly witnessed angry exchanges on Wednesday during a debate on a private member’s bill tabled by a Congress MLA Imran Khedawala for punishing mob lynchings and violence against the minorities Gandhinagar: The Gujarat Assembly witnessed angry exchanges on Wednesday during a debate on a private member’s bill tabled by a Congress MLA for punishing mob lynchings and violence …

Jharkhand Mob Lynching: Inquiry Report Recommends Action Against Police Officers
5 years, 5 months ago

Jharkhand Mob Lynching: Inquiry Report Recommends Action Against Police Officers

Live Law  

Ranchi: An inquiry report submitted by state government before a division bench of Jharkhand High Court has indicted several government officials for their inaction in the mob-lynching case in Saraikela-Kharsawan district on July 17-18, which led to death one Tabrez Ansari. The report prepared by three-member committee led by a sub-divisional magistrate stated that a final opinion. The report prepared …

Jharkhand HC Expresses Deep Concern Over Mob Lynching In State, Directs Govt. To File Report
5 years, 6 months ago

Jharkhand HC Expresses Deep Concern Over Mob Lynching In State, Directs Govt. To File Report

Live Law  

Expressing concern over mob violence in the state in the past few days, Jharkhand High Court has directed the state government to submit reports related to alleged murder of Md Tabrez Ansari in Saraikela Kharsawan district and the alleged attack on two youths at Main Road in Ranchi. A division bench comprising Justice HC Mishra and Justice Deepak Roshan issued …

Lynching incidents shouldn't be politicised or given communal colour: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
5 years, 6 months ago

Lynching incidents shouldn't be politicised or given communal colour: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

India TV News  

Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Saturday said incidents of lynching should not be given a communal colour or politicised. "India is the world's largest secular democratic country because after partition, Pakistan chose to become an Islamic nation, while the majority Hindu community in India chose the path of secularism," he said. The minister said it was for the first time …

Goa notifies compensation scheme for lynch mob deaths
5 years, 6 months ago

Goa notifies compensation scheme for lynch mob deaths

India TV News  

Amid instances of lynch mob deaths in several parts of the country, the Goa government on Thursday notified amendments to the Goa Victim Compensation scheme to make provisions for compensation to be paid for victims of such lynch mobs. According to the amendments which were notified on Thursday, in case a person dies due to lynching or mob violence, his …

Jharkhand mob lynching: Delhi Waqf board chairman steps in, announces ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh, job for Tabrez Ansari's wife
5 years, 6 months ago

Jharkhand mob lynching: Delhi Waqf board chairman steps in, announces ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh, job for Tabrez Ansari's wife

Firstpost  

Delhi Waqf Board chairman and AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan on Thursday said that the panel will give Rs 5 lakhs and a job to the wife of 24-year-old Tabrez Ansari who was lynched in Jharkhand New Delhi: Delhi Waqf Board chairman and AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan on Thursday said that the panel will give Rs 5 lakhs and a job …

Jharkhand mob lynching: Tabrez Ansari’s family condemns media for 'false reports' claiming his father was also beaten to death
5 years, 6 months ago

Jharkhand mob lynching: Tabrez Ansari’s family condemns media for 'false reports' claiming his father was also beaten to death

Firstpost  

The family members of Tabrez Ansari who was allegedly lynched by a mob earlier this month, claimed that the reports of his father Maskoor Alam’s death 15-years-ago due to mob lynching are false. Jharkhand: The family members of Tabrez Ansari who was allegedly lynched by a mob earlier this month, claimed on Thursday that the reports of his father Maskoor …

Jharkhand lynching: His father was murdered, not lynched, says Tabrez's uncle
5 years, 6 months ago

Jharkhand lynching: His father was murdered, not lynched, says Tabrez's uncle

India TV News  

In a major development in Jharkhand mob lynching incident, kin of Tabrez Ansari refuted the reports of his father being lynched 15 years ago, reported news agency ANI. According to ANI, Marsood Alam, uncle of Tabrez Ansari, who was killed by a mob on June 17 in Jharkhand said Maskoor, Tabrez's father was murdered and not lynched. Tabrez's father Maskoor …

Jharkhand mob lynching: US body on religious freedom condemns 'brutal' murder of Tabrez Ansari, urges Modi govt to curb violence
5 years, 6 months ago

Jharkhand mob lynching: US body on religious freedom condemns 'brutal' murder of Tabrez Ansari, urges Modi govt to curb violence

Firstpost  

The report detailed numerous concerns in Jharkhand, including its anti-conversion law and mob violence against religious minorities. Washington: The US Commission for International Religious Freedom Wednesday strongly condemned the lynching of a Muslim man in Jharkhand and called on the government to take concrete actions to prevent this kind of violence and intimidation. “We condemn in the strongest terms this …

Harsh Mander Files PIL In Jharkhand HC Seeking Steps To Curb Mob Lynching [Read Petition]
5 years, 6 months ago

Harsh Mander Files PIL In Jharkhand HC Seeking Steps To Curb Mob Lynching [Read Petition]

Live Law  

In the wake of the ghastly incident of mob lynching which occurred few days ago in Jharkhand, social activist Harsh Mander has filed a Public Interest Litigation petition in the Jharkhand High Court seeking measures to curb the recurrence of such incidents.The petition has sought for implementation of the directions issued by the Supreme Court last year in Tehseen Poonawalla's …

Jharkhand mob lynching: Social media, TV news and lack of faith in institutions eroding individual identities, morality
5 years, 6 months ago

Jharkhand mob lynching: Social media, TV news and lack of faith in institutions eroding individual identities, morality

Firstpost  

Last week in Jharkhand, Tabrez Ansari, a young man in his 20s who worked as a welder in Pune, was caught by a mob who suspected him of being a thief and beaten to within an inch of his life over a period of several hours. Joining the Dots is a weekly column by author and journalist Samrat in which …

Jharkhand lynching: Tabrez's father was also killed by mob 15 years ago
5 years, 6 months ago

Jharkhand lynching: Tabrez's father was also killed by mob 15 years ago

India TV News  

Tabrez Ansari who was thrashed by a mob on June 17 in Jharkhand's Seraikela Kharsawan, apparently died in a similar way as his father died years ago. Maskoor Ansari was also lynched by a mob to death almost 15 years ago, according to a report in TOI. Tabrez's father Maskoor was caught by a mob while he was allegedly committing …

Jharkhand mob lynching: 11 arrested for 'beating' 24-year-old Tabrez Ansari to death, 2 cops suspended; SIT formed to probe case
5 years, 6 months ago

Jharkhand mob lynching: 11 arrested for 'beating' 24-year-old Tabrez Ansari to death, 2 cops suspended; SIT formed to probe case

Firstpost  

Eleven people were arrested on Monday in connection with the death of a 24-year-old man, who was thrashed by a mob here for alleged theft and is seen in a purported video being forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ and ‘Jai Hanuman’, police said. Seraikela-Kharsawan: Eleven people were arrested on Monday in connection with the death of a 24-year-old man, …

Jharkhand mob lynching: 11 arrested, 2 police personnel suspended; SIT formed for further probe
5 years, 6 months ago

Jharkhand mob lynching: 11 arrested, 2 police personnel suspended; SIT formed for further probe

India TV News  

In a recent development, 11 people were arrested on Monday in connection with the death of a 24-year-old Muslim man, who was thrashed by a mob in Jharkhand. According to the police, an SIT has been formed to look into the death of Tabrez Ansari, who was declared "brought dead" by doctors at the Tata Main Hospital in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand …

Jharkhand mob lynching: 5 arrested, 2 cops suspended
5 years, 6 months ago

Jharkhand mob lynching: 5 arrested, 2 cops suspended

India TV News  

Five people involved in the lynching of a Muslim youth in Jharkhand have been arrested while two policemen have been suspended. Ansari's wife Shaista Parveen lodged an FIR at the Seraikela police station alleging that he was caught by some people while he was on his way back on a bike from Jamshedpur last Monday. Seraikela Superintendent of Police Kartik …

Jharkhand mob lynching: Victim Tabrez Ansari died merely a month and a half after his wedding
5 years, 6 months ago

Jharkhand mob lynching: Victim Tabrez Ansari died merely a month and a half after his wedding

Firstpost  

Several mob lynching incidents have taken place in Jharkhand, which has a BJP-led government, in recent times. Tabrez’s friend Lukman Ansari said that Alam had gone to a forest area with his Hindu friends, and then, there was no news of him for two days. Tabrez’s wife Shaishta Ansari said that the attack took place when he was returning home …

Jharkhand: Muslim man succumbs to injuries days after he was assaulted for ‘theft’
5 years, 6 months ago

Jharkhand: Muslim man succumbs to injuries days after he was assaulted for ‘theft’

India TV News  

A Muslim man, who was thrashed by a mob last week over suspicion of a theft in Jharkhand, has succumbed to his injuries. He was also forced to chant 'Jai Shree Ram' and 'Jai Hanuman' by the mob, his family alleged. A video of the incident, which has gone viral on social media, shows the mob beating Ansari. According to …

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