Mob lynching case: SC says horrendous acts of 'mobocracy' cannot be allowed, asks Centre to consider a new law
6 years, 8 months ago

Mob lynching case: SC says horrendous acts of 'mobocracy' cannot be allowed, asks Centre to consider a new law

India TV News  

Taking a strong stand over several incidents of mob lynchings in the country, the Supreme Court on Tuesday urged Parliament to create a separate law to deal with cases of mob violence. During the hearing last week, the apex court had observed that the instances of vigilantism were actually mob violence, which is a crime and put the onus on states to check such incidents. On September 6 last year, the apex court had asked all the states to take stern measures to stop violence in the name of cow protection, including appointing of senior police officers as nodal officer in every district within a week and acting promptly to check cow vigilantes from behaving like they are "law unto themselves". The apex court had sought response from Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh governments on a plea seeking contempt action for not following its order to take stern steps to stop violence in the name of cow vigilantism, today led the Supreme Court to seek responses from the three states.

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Cannot micro-manage from Delhi, Supreme Court says on mob-lynching prosecutions
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Cannot micro-manage from Delhi, Supreme Court says on mob-lynching prosecutions

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it cannot “micro-manage” criminal prosecutions of mob lynchings and violence in “different areas or different States” across the country sitting in Delhi while urging victims to approach the local courts and State authorities to comply with the apex court’s directions in a 2018 judgment to prevent and fairly investigate hate crimes and communal violence. …

Let us not go by religion or caste: Supreme Court on mob lynching cases
11 months, 1 week ago

Let us not go by religion or caste: Supreme Court on mob lynching cases

Hindustan Times  

When it comes to mob lynching, one cannot be selective in picking up cases against any religious community or caste, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday as it gave six weeks to states and union territories to spell out action taken to curb instances of lynching and hate crimes as laid down in a 2018 judgment. Supreme Court Hearing a …

Police in some States are recording mob lynching cases as brawls or accidents, Supreme Court told
11 months, 1 week ago

Police in some States are recording mob lynching cases as brawls or accidents, Supreme Court told

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard a petitioner’s contention that mob lynching incidents are recorded by the police in certain States as brawls or accidents. Gavai, advocate Nizam Pasha, representing the petitioner, the National Federation of Women, claimed that this was a deliberate ploy by authorities to skirt their responsibility under the court’s Tehseen Poonawala judgment. “The instant urgent relief …

SC asks States to apprise it on steps taken to check incidents of mob lynching, cow vigilantism
11 months, 1 week ago

SC asks States to apprise it on steps taken to check incidents of mob lynching, cow vigilantism

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked various state governments to apprise it in six weeks on the action taken in incidents of mob lynching and cow vigilantism. A bench of Justices BR Gavai, Aravind Kumar and Sandeep Mehta posted for hearing after six weeks a plea filed by a women's organisation seeking directions to states to take immediate …

INTERVIEW | Victim-centric laws to ensure swift and timely justice: Amit Shah
1 year, 2 months ago

INTERVIEW | Victim-centric laws to ensure swift and timely justice: Amit Shah

New Indian Express  

There are also misgivings in the legal fraternity, and not only about adjusting to the new laws and their vocabulary. But the apprehension is that the new laws will bring police raj in the country. As per the new laws, if an arrested person is not produced before a magistrate or in court within 24 hours, the police officer will …

SC seeks response from Centre, 6 states on compensation for mob lynching victims
1 year, 7 months ago

SC seeks response from Centre, 6 states on compensation for mob lynching victims

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notices to the Centre and police chiefs of six states on a public interest litigation alleging rising incidents of cow vigilantism and mob lynching against Muslims. Supreme Court of India The PIL also demanded compensation for victims in six cases reported over the past two months and raised concerns about the lynching mob violence …

SC agrees to hear PIL seeking directions to states to check incidents of lynching and mob violence against Muslims
1 year, 7 months ago

SC agrees to hear PIL seeking directions to states to check incidents of lynching and mob violence against Muslims

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a plea filed by a women's organisation seeking directions to states to take immediate action in consonance with a 2018 verdict of the apex court to effectively deal with incidents of lynching and mob violence against Muslims by cow vigilantes. The plea, filed through advocate Sumita Hazarika and Rashmi Singh, sought urgent …

Supreme Court asks Centre, six States to respond to plea on lynchings
1 year, 7 months ago

Supreme Court asks Centre, six States to respond to plea on lynchings

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on July 28 asked the Centre and at least six States to respond to a plea about lynchings and mob violence refusing to stop. The senior lawyer, appearing for the National Federation of Indian Women, highlighted how the 2018 judgment of the apex court in Tehseen Poonawala case had foretold that lynchings and mob violence were “creeping …

Supreme Court seeks updates from Union, States on action taken against lynchings
1 year, 8 months ago

Supreme Court seeks updates from Union, States on action taken against lynchings

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on July 10 decided to take stock of what the Centre and State Governments have done so far to punish lynchings, mostly spurred by communal hate, since its July 2018 judgment condemned these “horrendous acts of mobocracy” as an anathema which requires a special law and punishment. The court said the Home Ministry could meet with the …

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

AASU leader’s Lynching Death in Assam Expedites Need for an Anti-Lynching Act
3 years, 3 months 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 …

Palghar Lynching Case has Exposed Deadly Cocktail of Communal Poison, Fake News & Mob Culture in India
4 years, 10 months ago

Palghar Lynching Case has Exposed Deadly Cocktail of Communal Poison, Fake News & Mob Culture in India

News 18  

The lynching of two sadhus and their driver in Maharashtra's Palghar area this month proves that everyone is equal in the eyes of a paranoid person. People don't wish to wait for the legal procedure as they think that the culprits deserve instant justice due to trust deficit in social relations and more so in institutions. The brutal killing of …

Palghar incident spotlights need for special anti-lynching legislation; Parliament must enact SC's prescriptions to curb mob violence
4 years, 10 months ago

Palghar incident spotlights need for special anti-lynching legislation; Parliament must enact SC's prescriptions to curb mob violence

Firstpost  

On 16 April, 2020, India witnessed yet another mob lynching incident in Maharashtra’s Palghar when a large group of villagers pummeled three men to death suspecting them to be thieves. In these disconcerting times, when one perforce beholds a purported “civil society,” one cannot help but trecall Martin Luther King Jr’s words: “It may be true that the law cannot …

Labourer lynched over child-lifting rumour in Amethi
5 years, 6 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 …

Can Rajasthan be the trendsetter for other states to tackle incidents of lynching and honour killings?
5 years, 7 months ago

Can Rajasthan be the trendsetter for other states to tackle incidents of lynching and honour killings?

Live Mint  

The Rajasthan assembly last week introduced two bills which aim to tackle the growing number of incidents of mob lynching and honour killings. The discussion in the Rajya Sabha last week for the passage of the bill that bans the practice of Triple Talaq saw opposition parties including the Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Aam Aadmi Party demand a …

Bills against honour killing and mob lynching introduced in Rajasthan assembly
5 years, 7 months ago

Bills against honour killing and mob lynching introduced in Rajasthan assembly

India TV News  

Rajasthan Parliamentary Affairs Minister Shanti Dhariwal introduced two bills in the assembly on Tuesday to check incidents of honour killing and mob lynching in the state. According to the bill to curb honour killing, "There has been a spurt in illegal intimidation by self appointed bodies for bringing pressure against 'sagotra' marriages and inter-caste, inter-community and inter-religious marriages between two …

Mob Lynching activism by celebrities: It stems from a lot of narcissism and even more stupidity
5 years, 7 months ago

Mob Lynching activism by celebrities: It stems from a lot of narcissism and even more stupidity

Op India  

Celebrities from the entertainment industry are a special brand of idiots. When esteemed celebrities, like Anurag Kashyap, who want the world to acknowledge their moral superiority speak of a new law against lynching, they mean that a law ought to be implemented against mob violence of the first category, not the latter. When celebrities say they want a law against …

Lynching: SC notice to centre, states for non-implementation of its directions
5 years, 7 months ago

Lynching: SC notice to centre, states for non-implementation of its directions

India TV News  

The Supreme Court Friday sought the Centre's response on the allegation that it has not implemented a slew of directions issued last year to curb lynching and mob violence. Senior advocate Anukul Chandra Pradhan, appearing for the trust, said incidents of lynching were increasing and no step was being taken to implement the directions of the apex court aimed at …

Gujarat Congress MLA tables bill against 'mob lynchings', withdraws it following angry debate
5 years, 8 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 …

Centre to come up with anti-mob lynching law in this Parliament session
5 years, 8 months ago

Centre to come up with anti-mob lynching law in this Parliament session

India TV News  

A year after the Supreme Court directed the government to enact a law to deal with the rising cases of mob lynching in the country, the Centre is working out such a legislation and is likely to introduce it in the ongoing session of Parliament, according to sources. Last year, the Supreme Court had asked the government to make a …

Law against lynching in Madhya Pradesh: Pointless punishment
5 years, 8 months ago

Law against lynching in Madhya Pradesh: Pointless punishment

The Hindu  

Madhya Pradesh is on its way to becoming the first State in India to introduce a law against lynching. The Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Kamal Nath, has proposed an amendment to the existing law against cow slaughter to deal with the recent spike in lynchings. It has passed a law against lynching that covers many forms of hate crimes: …

Whither Rule Of Law? The Glaring Defiance Of SC Guidelines To Curb Mob Lynching
5 years, 8 months ago

Whither Rule Of Law? The Glaring Defiance Of SC Guidelines To Curb Mob Lynching

Live Law  

Social psyche seems to have been numbed by the unabated recurrence of mob lynching incidents. Read the SC Guidelines to curb mob lynching : A.Preventive Measures The State Governments shall designate, a senior police officer, not below the rank of Superintendent of Police, as Nodal Officer in each district. Such Nodal Officer shall be assisted by one of the DSP …

If unchecked, lynch mobs will dictate all our personal choices: Asaduddin Owaisi
5 years, 9 months ago

If unchecked, lynch mobs will dictate all our personal choices: Asaduddin Owaisi

India Today  

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday said that if lynch mobs were not checked then they would soon dictate every aspect of people's lives, including their choice of friends. Reacting to an alleged hate crime incident from Madhya Pradesh, where three people were beaten up for "carrying beef", Asaduddin Owaisi said that silence over such incidents and …

Vasundhara Raje must understand lynching isn't murder, even Supreme Court said so: Anti-lynching law is a must
6 years, 3 months ago

Vasundhara Raje must understand lynching isn't murder, even Supreme Court said so: Anti-lynching law is a must

Firstpost  

Lynching is not merely an ordinary murder. Mob lynching, unlike murder, are done not to just attack the victim but to also send a broader social message that certain actions will be met with violent retribution. In the wake of the brutal murder of Police Inspector Subodh Kumar Singh in Bulandshahr, Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje said that lynching is …

Comply with mob lynching order, says Supreme Court
6 years, 6 months ago

Comply with mob lynching order, says Supreme Court

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday asked the Centre, all States and Union Territories to give wide publicity to the directions given in July this year to curb cow vigilantism as people must realise that mob violence and taking law into their hands will invite wrath of law. Chandrachud while giving this direction on petitions filed by Tehseen Poonawala and …

Publicise steps taken to curb cow vigilantism, mob lynching: SC to Centre, states
6 years, 6 months ago

Publicise steps taken to curb cow vigilantism, mob lynching: SC to Centre, states

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre, all states and Union Territories to give wide publicity to the directions given in July this year to curb cow vigilantism as people must realise that mob violence and taking the law into their hands will invite “wrath of law”. The top court also granted a week’s time to eight …

Comply Our Directions On Mob Lynching Within A Week : SC Directs States And UTs [Read Order]
6 years, 6 months ago

Comply Our Directions On Mob Lynching Within A Week : SC Directs States And UTs [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice D. Y. Chandrachud and Justice A. M. Khanwilkar on Monday required all states and UTs to comply within one week with the preventive and remedial measures issued by it in its July 17 verdict to circumvent the alarming rise in the instances of mob violence and cow vigilantism. Senior Advocate …

SC gives states a week to comply with order on cow vigilantism
6 years, 6 months ago

SC gives states a week to comply with order on cow vigilantism

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday took exception to the fact that only 11 of the 29 states and seven Union territories have filed reports regarding compliance of its order directing them to take steps to deal with mob lynchings and cow vigilantism. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khawilkar and D Y Chandrachud …

SC gives states a week to comply with order on cow vigilantism
6 years, 6 months ago

SC gives states a week to comply with order on cow vigilantism

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday took exception to the fact that only 11 of the 29 states and seven Union territories have filed reports regarding compliance of its order directing them to take steps to deal with mob lynchings and cow vigilantism. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khawilkar and D Y Chandrachud …

SC gives states a week to comply with order on cow vigilantism
6 years, 6 months ago

SC gives states a week to comply with order on cow vigilantism

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday took exception to the fact that only 11 of the 29 states and seven Union territories have filed reports regarding compliance of its order directing them to take steps to deal with mob lynchings and cow vigilantism. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khawilkar and D Y Chandrachud …

Mob Lynching : SC Sternly Directs States To File Compliance Reports Within A Week
6 years, 6 months ago

Mob Lynching : SC Sternly Directs States To File Compliance Reports Within A Week

Live Law  

Centre and State Governments directed to give wide publicity that lynching and mob violence will invite serious consequences.On Friday, the Supreme Court directed the defaulting states to file compliance reports with regard to its July 17 judgment on guidelines to prevent mob lynching and cow vigilantism. On Friday, the Supreme Court directed the defaulting states to file compliance reports with …

Supreme Court directs states to file report on dealing with cow vigilantism, mob lynchings within one week
6 years, 6 months ago

Supreme Court directs states to file report on dealing with cow vigilantism, mob lynchings within one week

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Friday asked all the states to comply with its directions to deal with incidents related to cow vigilantism and mob lynching. In its verdict, after noting that only 11 states had filed compliance reports following its July 17 verdict on cow vigilantism, the apex court asked the remaining states to file their reports within one week. …

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 …

Supreme Court seeks Rajasthan's reply on contempt plea in lynching case
6 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court seeks Rajasthan's reply on contempt plea in lynching case

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Monday took note of the July 20 lynching incident in Rajasthan's Alwar district after it had issued a slew of directions on dealing with cow vigilantism and asked the state government to file its response about the action taken in the case. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra asked the Principal Secretary of the …

Mehbooba Mufti hopes Narendra Modi's condemnation of mob lynchings is followed by 'concrete steps'
6 years, 7 months ago

Mehbooba Mufti hopes Narendra Modi's condemnation of mob lynchings is followed by 'concrete steps'

Firstpost  

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday expressed hope that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement condemning mob lynching incidents in the country would be followed by concrete steps and punitive measures against the culprits. Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday expressed hope that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement condemning mob lynching incidents …

Rajasthan govt issues advisory to police on mob lynchings
6 years, 7 months ago

Rajasthan govt issues advisory to police on mob lynchings

Hindustan Times  

Rajasthan’s home minister Gulabchand Kataria said on Friday the state government has prepared a blueprint to prevent the rising lynchings by mobs that include identifying sensitive areas, increasing the presence of the police and name nodal officers. The state’s home department has issued an advisory to the police asking them to identify sensitive zones at the village level where such …

Mob lynching: Modi summoned various police officers before Alwar death, told them to 'keep India's social fabric intact'
6 years, 8 months ago

Mob lynching: Modi summoned various police officers before Alwar death, told them to 'keep India's social fabric intact'

Firstpost  

New Delhi: The recent spate of lynchings in the country – two in Uttar Pradesh, and one each in Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Tripura and Karnataka – many of which were fuelled by rumours circulated on social media channels, prompted Prime Minister Narendra Modi to summon police officers from various states and issue them a directive to “ensure they keep the social …

Heed Supreme Court, rein in the mobs & fear before it's too late
6 years, 8 months ago

Heed Supreme Court, rein in the mobs & fear before it's too late

Deccan Chronicle  

Growing intolerance and polarisation of society that threatens to tear apart the social and moral fabric of the nation is finding an outlet through the monster of mob violence, which is being supported by the ideology, attitude and the actions of the ruling party’s supporters “No citizen can take the law into their own hands. Violence can’t be allowed”, the …

Govt issues advisory on lynchings, tells states to appoint nodal officers
6 years, 8 months ago

Govt issues advisory on lynchings, tells states to appoint nodal officers

Live Mint  

New Delhi: As Parliament erupted on Tuesday over the spate of mob lynchings in the country, the Union home ministry issued an advisory to states—its second this month—asking them to take action. “The nodal officer shall hold regular meetings with the local intelligence units… so as to identify the tendencies of vigilantism, mob violence or lynching in the district and …

Mob lynchings: Centre asks states to appoint nodal officer, task force to check violence
6 years, 8 months ago

Mob lynchings: Centre asks states to appoint nodal officer, task force to check violence

India TV News  

Mob lynchings: Centre asks states to appoint nodal officer, task force to check violence The advisory has been sent to the states and Union territories following a Supreme Court directive issued in this regard on July 17. The nodal officer, so designated, shall hold regular meetings with the local intelligence units in the district along with all SHOs of the …

Govt will enact law, if needed, to curb mob lynching: Rajnath Singh tells Lok Sabha
6 years, 8 months ago

Govt will enact law, if needed, to curb mob lynching: Rajnath Singh tells Lok Sabha

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Government will enact a law, if necessary, to curb incidents of lynching, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday amid Opposition outcry over such incidents. Opposition parties, mainly the Congress and the Trinamool Congress, raised the issue in the Lok Sabha during Zero Hour and demanded that the Centre take action to curb lynching incidents. The government …

Indian mob lynches woman on rumors of child kidnapping
6 years, 8 months ago

Indian mob lynches woman on rumors of child kidnapping

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — A woman was lynched in central India on rumors that she was part of a gang that kidnapped children, police said Monday, days after the highest court called for immediate steps to control deadly mob violence across the country. At least 14 people were arrested in Madhya Pradesh state’s Singrauli district following the killing of the woman, …

Mob lynchings: Centre forms high-level committee to suggest ways to curb violence; report expected in four weeks
6 years, 8 months ago

Mob lynchings: Centre forms high-level committee to suggest ways to curb violence; report expected in four weeks

Firstpost  

Last week, the Supreme Court had directed the Centre to draft a new legislation to effectively deal with incidents of mob lynching. The central government on Monday set up a four-member committee to examine whether the country needs a separate law to curb lynching and mob violence. The panel, to be headed by Union home secretary Rajiv Gauba, has to …

Mehul Choksi Files Application To Cancel Non Bailable Warrant Against Him Citing “Fear of Mob Lynching” As One Of Reasons For Non-Appearance
6 years, 8 months ago

Mehul Choksi Files Application To Cancel Non Bailable Warrant Against Him Citing “Fear of Mob Lynching” As One Of Reasons For Non-Appearance

Live Law  

Fugitive jeweller Mehul Choksi, the owner of Gitanjali Gems, who is alleged to be involved in the Rs.17,200 crores PNB fraud along with his nephew Nirav Modi, has filed an application to cancel the non-bailable warrants issued against him in the case filed against him by the Enforcement Directorate under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The Sessions Court, Greater …

Mehul Choksi Files Application To Cancel Non Bailable Warrant Against Him Citing “Fear of Mob Lynching” As One Of Reasons For Non-Appearance
6 years, 8 months ago

Mehul Choksi Files Application To Cancel Non Bailable Warrant Against Him Citing “Fear of Mob Lynching” As One Of Reasons For Non-Appearance

Live Law  

Fugitive jeweller Mehul Choksi, the owner of Gitanjali Gems, who is alleged to be involved in the Rs.17,200 crores PNB fraud along with his nephew Nirav Modi, has filed an application to cancel the non-bailable warrants issued against him in the case filed against him by the Enforcement Directorate under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The Sessions Court, Greater …

Anatomy of lynching: Toll climbs, but BJP dilly-dallies with MaSuKa even as India lacks specific law to deal such crimes
6 years, 8 months ago

Anatomy of lynching: Toll climbs, but BJP dilly-dallies with MaSuKa even as India lacks specific law to deal such crimes

Firstpost  

Although the proposed law against lynching is supported by 11 political parties, the BJP is reportedly not in favour of passing it in Parliament. *** Kolkata: As mob violence to the order of lynching a stranger in an exhibition of collective rage assumes the frequency of rapes in India, headlines recently screamed the Supreme Court’s diktat to the government on …

Alwar Lynching Case Mentioned Before SC In Contempt Petition; Matter To Be Considered on August 20.
6 years, 8 months ago

Alwar Lynching Case Mentioned Before SC In Contempt Petition; Matter To Be Considered on August 20.

Live Law  

Less than a week after the apex court in so many words that “the horrendous acts of mobocracy cannot be allowed to become a new norm in the Country”, it has already been approached in an instance of contempt by the state of Rajasthan.In an unfortunate event that transpired two days back, a Muslim man, Rakbar Khan, was attacked by …

No-confidence motion: Narendra Modi terms mob lynching as acts of violence against humanity; urges states to take strict action
6 years, 8 months ago

No-confidence motion: Narendra Modi terms mob lynching as acts of violence against humanity; urges states to take strict action

Firstpost  

Terming the incidents of lynching and rapes as acts against humanity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged states to take stringent action in such cases. New Delhi: Terming the incidents of lynching and rapes as acts against humanity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged states to take stringent action in such cases. I once again urge the states …

Lynching & the law
6 years, 8 months ago

Lynching & the law

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court order calling for a special law to deal with lynching sends a strong message about the growing phenomenon of mob violence. Last year the apex court reminded the Centre and the States they cannot remain silent while vigilantes take the law into their own hands in the name of cow protection. In its 45-page order, the Supreme …

Supreme Court says no mobocracy, need anti-lynching law
6 years, 8 months ago

Supreme Court says no mobocracy, need anti-lynching law

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Centre and all states and Union Territories not to allow “cow vigilantism” or “lynching” by any group or mob by taking law into their hands and nip it in the bud. There can be no trace of doubt that fear of law and veneration for the command of law constitute the …

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