Palghar lynching: How the media reported on the heinous crime
4 years, 8 months ago

Palghar lynching: How the media reported on the heinous crime

Op India  

The brutal mob lynching of three in Palghar, Maharashtra including two Sadhus has shocked the nation. In this report, we shall highlight how the mainstream media reported on the mob lynching of the Sadhus at Palghar and how it has reported on such crimes when the victim happens to be Muslim. The following is the screenshot of the TNIE’s report on the Palghar mob lynching on the 19th of April” Source: The New Indian Express Only 10 days prior, the same media outlet had published a report on the incident of a Muslim man being thrashed on the suspicion of spreading the Wuhan Coronavirus but in that instance, the subheading made it clear that the man was unfairly targeted. Source: The Hindu When it comes to cases of mob lynching of a Muslim, however, the religion of the victim automatically takes precedence over its feigned ‘secularism’. The headline of its report on the Palghar mob lynching read, “Mistaken for thieves, 3 lynched to death by 200-strong mob in Maharashtra’s Palghar”.

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Aaditya Thackeray claims no mob lynching during MVA govt, forgets Palghar lynching case
2 months ago

Aaditya Thackeray claims no mob lynching during MVA govt, forgets Palghar lynching case

Op India  

On 9 November, Lallantop published an over one-hour-long interview with Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray, which exposed the party’s disconnect from ground reality. During the interview, Aaditya Thackeray’s claim that no mob lynching happened in Maharashtra became the focal point of criticism on social media. Aaditya Thackeray claimed Maharashtra experienced zero mob lynchings The most shocking aspect of the interview …

To fight mob lynching, police reforms a must
1 year, 4 months ago

To fight mob lynching, police reforms a must

Hindustan Times  

Will the three bills recently introduced in Parliament by the home minister to replace the 19th century Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence Act, lead to an overhaul of the criminal justice system? This question of police reform — wherein policemen do not look up to political masters for lodging cases but are immune to …

Willing to transfer 2020 Palghar lynching case to CBI for 'impartial' probe: Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra govt to SC
2 years, 2 months ago

Willing to transfer 2020 Palghar lynching case to CBI for 'impartial' probe: Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra govt to SC

Firstpost  

The previous government led by Uddhav Thackeray had told the Supreme Court that the Maharashtra Police was competent and willing to handle the investigation Mumbai: The Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that it is ready and willing to transfer the probe in Palghar lynching to CBI. Till the time the Uddhav Thackrey-led government was in …

Palghar lynching: Two years on, justice continues to elude slain Hindus sadhus
2 years, 8 months ago

Palghar lynching: Two years on, justice continues to elude slain Hindus sadhus

Op India  

Two years ago on this day, ie April 16, two Hindu sadhus were brutally lynched to death by a frenzied mob of more than 100 people in the satellite town of Palghar, close to 100 Kms from the country’s financial nerve centre and the capital of Maharashtra, Mumbai. Besides, 35 police officers from the local Kasa police station were also …

Palghar mob lynching case: 89 accused granted bail
3 years, 11 months ago

Palghar mob lynching case: 89 accused granted bail

India Today  

A Thane court has granted bail to 89 people arrested in the Palghar mob lynching case. The primary investigation by local police and state CID suggested that villagers suspected them to be members of gang involved in the kidnapping of children and pulled them out of the vehicle. Though a police team from Kasa police station reached the spot but …

After Palghar, another Hindu Sadhu brutally assaulted in Maharashtra
4 years, 1 month ago

After Palghar, another Hindu Sadhu brutally assaulted in Maharashtra

Op India  

In yet another attack of Hindu saints, a sadhu was mercilessly assaulted by 7-8 unidentified miscreants in Ladasawangi Marg in the Chowk Complex in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra. BJP leader Ram Kadam had shared a video on Twitter wherein the Hindu Sadhu could be seen lying unconscious on a hospital bed, with blood spots all over his vest. #PalgharSadhu pic.twitter.com/Xy5Dvt8mAq …

Palghar lynching: Maharashtra tells SC action taken against cops
4 years, 3 months ago

Palghar lynching: Maharashtra tells SC action taken against cops

India TV News  

The Maharashtra government informed the Supreme Court on Wednesday that it has taken action against the erring policemen connected with the alleged lynching of two seers and another person in Palghar district in April. Shah that action taken by the state has been placed on record before the court, and cited the affidavit filed last month. The state government counsel …

[Palghar Lynching] Action Taken Against Policemen; No Need To Keep Writ Pending, Maharashtra Govt Tells SC
4 years, 3 months ago

[Palghar Lynching] Action Taken Against Policemen; No Need To Keep Writ Pending, Maharashtra Govt Tells SC

Live Law  

The Maharashtra government on Wednesday passionately urged the Supreme Court to see whether the PILs filed in connection with the Palghar lynching episode are in "the right perspective or not". Mr. Basant informed the bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan that, pursuant to the orders of the court, all actions taken by the state against the police officials have been …

Palghar lynching case: Three policemen dismissed from service
4 years, 4 months ago

Palghar lynching case: Three policemen dismissed from service

Op India  

Three police personnel have been dismissed from service in connection with the brutal lynching of two Hindu sadhus and their driver in Palghar in Maharashtra on April 16. Maharashtra police rules out ‘communal angle’ in Palghar lynching The Maharashtra Police had in July, filed two separate charge-sheets in connection with the mob lynching of two Hindu Sadhus and their driver, …

Christian missionary groups and left-wing organisations behind Palghar lynching says fact-finding team, demands CBI probe
4 years, 4 months ago

Christian missionary groups and left-wing organisations behind Palghar lynching says fact-finding team, demands CBI probe

Op India  

A fact-finding team has blamed left-wing organizations and Christian missionary groups for the violence that led to Sadhus’s lynching in Palghar district, Maharashtra. The team has demanded that the central investigation agencies like NIA or CBI should handle the Palghar mob lynching case. The police also practically handed over the sadhus to the mob instead of stopping them.” Advocate Pravartak …

Palghar Lynching : SC Asks Maharashtra Govt To Submit Chargesheets & Inquiry Details
4 years, 5 months ago

Palghar Lynching : SC Asks Maharashtra Govt To Submit Chargesheets & Inquiry Details

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Maharashtra Government to place on record the chargesheets that have been filed in relation to the lynching and consequent death of two Sadhus in Palghar. While considering a clutch of petitions seeking investigation by either the CBI or the NIA into the alleged complicity of the police in the incident, the Bench comprising …

SC Asks Maha Govt to File Status Report on Inquiry Against Policemen in Palghar Lynching Case
4 years, 5 months ago

SC Asks Maha Govt to File Status Report on Inquiry Against Policemen in Palghar Lynching Case

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Maharashtra government to apprise it about the status of inquiry and action taken against the errant police personnel for their alleged role in the Palghar lynching incident in April. A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and R Subhash Reddy asked the state government to place before it the charge sheet, which has been …

Palghar Lynching : SC Issues Notice On Plea For CBI/NIA Probe
4 years, 6 months ago

Palghar Lynching : SC Issues Notice On Plea For CBI/NIA Probe

Live Law  

Th Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice in a petitions seeking NIA and CBI probe into the Palghar Lynching case.A bench comprising Justices Ashok Bushan, M R Shah and V Ramasubramanian issued notice in the petitions filed by filed by Hindu Sadhus of Shri Panch Dashban Juna Akhara and relatives of the two deceased Sadhu's, alleging bias by the State …

Maharashtra: History sheeter nabbed for killing seer in Nanded, stealing Rs 70,000 and laptop
4 years, 7 months ago

Maharashtra: History sheeter nabbed for killing seer in Nanded, stealing Rs 70,000 and laptop

India Today  

The body of a seer was found inside his ashram in Maharashtra’s Nanded on Saturday night. The accused, a history-sheeter with a 10-year-old murder case against his name, was held a few hours later from Tanur police station limits along the Telangana state border, police added. Superintendent of Police Vijaykumar Magar said sadhu Shivacharya Nirnay Rudrapratap Maharaj and a 50-year-old …

Palghar Mob Lynching: State Police File Two Reports In Sealed Cover Before Bombay HC
4 years, 7 months ago

Palghar Mob Lynching: State Police File Two Reports In Sealed Cover Before Bombay HC

Live Law  

The Maharashtra police on Friday filed two reports in a sealed cover before the Bombay High Court with regard to the investigation in the Palghar mob lynching incident which led to the death of two sadhus and their driver. A Division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice SS Shinde was hearing a batch of three separate PILs clubbed …

Palghar lynching: 61 get judicial custody, 51 sent to police custody for murder of seers and driver, attack on police
4 years, 7 months ago

Palghar lynching: 61 get judicial custody, 51 sent to police custody for murder of seers and driver, attack on police

Firstpost  

A local court on Wednesday remanded 61 of the over 130 accused, held in connection with the Palghar lynching case, in judicial custody and 51 others in police custody Palghar: A local court on Wednesday remanded 61 of the over 130 accused, held in connection with the Palghar lynching case, in judicial custody and 51 others in police custody. In …

Unclaimed bodies of Palghar Sadhu's lied on the road for over 9 hours
4 years, 8 months ago

Unclaimed bodies of Palghar Sadhu's lied on the road for over 9 hours

Op India  

An eyewitness to the blood-curdling lynching of two Palghar Sadhu’s and their driver has made shocking revelations, which throws the spotlight on the gross negligence of the Maharashtra police in handling the entire incident. According to News Nation, the dead bodies of the 70-year-old Kalpavrishka Giri Maharaj and 35-year-old Sushil Giri Maharaj along with their driver 30-year-old Nilesh Telgade, lied …

Report says Palghar mob lynching of Sadhus was planned by left wing terrorists
4 years, 8 months ago

Report says Palghar mob lynching of Sadhus was planned by left wing terrorists

Op India  

An investigation conducted by Times Now has disclosed an “Ultra-leftist” link to the brutal mob lynching of two Hindu Sadhus of Juna Akhada outside Gadakchinchle village in Palghar district of Maharashtra last month. Palghar Mob Lynching incident On 16th April 2020, two Sadhus associated with the Juna Akhara, 70-year-old Kalpavrishka Giri Maharaj, and 35-year-old Sushil Giri Maharaj along with their …

Five more arrested in Palghar lynching case, 115 arrested so far
4 years, 8 months ago

Five more arrested in Palghar lynching case, 115 arrested so far

Op India  

Five more people have been arrested in the Palghar lynching case which is being investigated by the Crime Investigation Department of Maharashtra Police. As per an official, the total number of arrested people in the Palghar lynching case of two seers and their driver to 115. The authorities filed an FIR against the villagers on the day of the incident …

Supreme Court seeks status report from Maharashtra govt in Palghar lynching case
4 years, 8 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 …

Palghar Lynching : SC Seeks Status Report On Probe From Maharashtra Govt
4 years, 8 months ago

Palghar Lynching : SC Seeks Status Report On Probe From Maharashtra Govt

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday sought a status report from the Maharashtra Government regarding the probe into the lynching and consequent death of two Sadhus in Palghar.The Bench comprising of Justices Ashok Bhushan and Sanjiv Khanna was hearing a petition seeking Court-monitored investigation and/or transfer of the case to the Central Bureau of Investigation alleging that the police. The Supreme …

Palghar lynching case: 5 cops suspended, 35 shunted
4 years, 8 months ago

Palghar lynching case: 5 cops suspended, 35 shunted

Hindustan Times  

Three more policemen have been suspended in connection with lynching of three people, including two sadhus, in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, news agency ANI reported. “An Assistant sub-inspector and two head constables of Kasa police station have been suspended in Palghar lynching case. Palghar Police have arrested around 110 people, including nine juveniles in connection with the mob lynching. Asserting that …

Palghar lynching: Thirty-five cops from Kasa Police Station transferred; plea in Bombay HC seeks handing of investigation to NIA
4 years, 8 months ago

Palghar lynching: Thirty-five cops from Kasa Police Station transferred; plea in Bombay HC seeks handing of investigation to NIA

Firstpost  

As many as 35 policemen of Kasa Police Station have been transferred in connection with the Palghar lynching incident Palghar: As many as 35 policemen of Kasa Police Station have been transferred in connection with the Palghar lynching incident, police said. This comes days after a petition was filed in Bombay High Court seeking to transfer the investigation into the …

Congress-Shiv Sena falsely equate Palghar lynching to Bulandshahr murder
4 years, 8 months ago

Congress-Shiv Sena falsely equate Palghar lynching to Bulandshahr murder

Op India  

The Bulandshahr incident where two Pujaris serving at a local Shiva temple, were found murdered on Tuesday morning. However, Congress and Shiv Sena leaders and supporters took to social media to draw false equivalence between the Bulandshahr incident and the Palghar Sadhu lynching where two Sadhus were lynched by a mob of over 100 people as police watched as mute …

Palghar Lynching Case has Exposed Deadly Cocktail of Communal Poison, Fake News & Mob Culture in India
4 years, 8 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 lynching: Hindu Dharma Achara Sabha writes to state governor
4 years, 8 months ago

Palghar lynching: Hindu Dharma Achara Sabha writes to state governor

Op India  

In the wake of the brutality inflicted on two Dashnami Sadhus and their driver by a murderous mob in Maharashtra’s Palghar, the Hindu Dharma Achara Sabha has written to the Maharashtra Governor, Bhagat Singh Koshyari on April 24. The Hindu Dharma Achara Sabha asks the Maharashtra governor as to why no action has been taken against the police officials who …

There are too many unanswered questions in Palghar Sadhu lynching case
4 years, 8 months ago

There are too many unanswered questions in Palghar Sadhu lynching case

Op India  

The brutal lynching of Swami Kalpvriksha Giri, Sushil Giriand their driver has shocked the entire nation. The subsequent social media backlash forced Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray to break his silence and address the Palghar Sadhu lynching case in a brief address. Inadequacy of the Police in the Palghar Sadhu lynching case Vicious rumour-mongering being common in the area, the victims …

VHP meets Maharashtra Governor seeking justice, says leftists are behind the Palghar lynchings
4 years, 8 months ago

VHP meets Maharashtra Governor seeking justice, says leftists are behind the Palghar lynchings

Op India  

After the gruesome murder of two Dashnami Sadhus and their driver by a murderous mob in Maharashtra’s Palghar, the Vishva Hindu Parishad has expressed deep concerns. Maharastra Governor today on Palghar mob lynching of pujya Sadhus pic.twitter.com/fyLzk5shAx — Vishva Hindu Parishad -VHP April 23, 2020 In the meeting held at Raj Bhavan, three members of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s Central …

Very, very disturbing: Raveena Tandon, Sonakshi Sinha, Javed Akhtar react to Palghar mob lynching
4 years, 8 months ago

Very, very disturbing: Raveena Tandon, Sonakshi Sinha, Javed Akhtar react to Palghar mob lynching

India TV News  

A horrifying incident of two sadhus and their driver being lynched by a mob in Maharashtra's Palghar district on April 16, has shocked the nation. Now, Bollywood celebrities such as Raveena Tandon, Sonakshi Sinha, Ravi Kishan and Javed Akhtar have expressed anger and the need for justice on social media. Writer and lyricist Javed Akhtar took to Twitter and wrote, …

Palghar lynching: Uma Bharti asks Maha CM to book cops for murder
4 years, 8 months ago

Palghar lynching: Uma Bharti asks Maha CM to book cops for murder

India Today  

BJP vice president Uma Bharti on Tuesday urged Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to register a case of murder against the policemen who failed to save three men, including two seers, from being lynched by a mob in Palghar district. In a letter to Thackeray, the former Union minister termed the lynching of seers as a great sin and said …

Palghar lynching: Amit Shah speaks to Uddhav Thackeray, seeks report
4 years, 8 months ago

Palghar lynching: Amit Shah speaks to Uddhav Thackeray, seeks report

Op India  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah today spoke to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray over the lynching of two sadhus in Palghar on April 16. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had also spoken to Maharashtra CM Thackeray and insisted on taking stern action against the culprits. Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday took to Twitter to claim that action …

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 …

Radio Mirchi RJ Fahad gives communal colour to Palghar Sadhu lynching
4 years, 8 months ago

Radio Mirchi RJ Fahad gives communal colour to Palghar Sadhu lynching

Op India  

Radio Mirchi RJ Fahad who hosts ‘Purani Jeans’ on Radio Mirchi UAE today took to Twitter to give a communal colour to the lynching of the two Sadhus in Palghar, Maharashtra. “यहाँ पर सिर्फ़ हमारा मकान थोड़ी है”#Palghar #Lynching — RJ Fahad April 20, 2020 RJ Fahad implied that had everyone condemned the lynching of Muslims, the Sadhus may not …

110 arrested for murder of two Sadhus and a driver in Palghar lynching
4 years, 8 months ago

110 arrested for murder of two Sadhus and a driver in Palghar lynching

Op India  

Horrifying visuals have emerged in the Palghar lynching incident where a mob of over 100 people killed two Sadhus and their driver even as the Police stood there as mute spectators, just letting the barbaric act unfold. Sir, Listen at 42 second “Maar Shoiab Maar “ Translation- ” Shoaib beat him, beat him”#PalgharMoblynching — Arya Paramanand ࿗ 🇮🇳 April 19, …

Maharashtra govt cracks whip over Palghar mob lynching: All that's happened
4 years, 8 months ago

Maharashtra govt cracks whip over Palghar mob lynching: All that's happened

India Today  

The Maharashtra government on Monday suspended two policemen for alleged dereliction of duty in the wake of lynching of three men in Maharashtra's Palghar district. Days after three men were beaten to death by a group of villagers in Palghar district of Maharashtra on suspicion that they were thieves, the Inspector General of Police, Konkan Range, Niket Kaushik on Monday …

Palghar mob lynching: Maharashtra govt orders high-level probe
4 years, 8 months ago

Palghar mob lynching: Maharashtra govt orders high-level probe

India Today  

The Maharashtra government has ordered a high-level inquiry into the Palghar mob lynching incident in which three people were killed on Thursday night, state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said on Sunday. Home Minister Anil Deshmukh also warned against giving any communal colour to the incident, as two of the three deceased were believed to be seers. In a tweet issued …

Palghar mob lynching culprits will be brought to justice: CM Uddhav Thackeray
4 years, 8 months ago

Palghar mob lynching culprits will be brought to justice: CM Uddhav Thackeray

India Today  

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday night said that culprits involved in lynching of three men in Palghar district will be brought to justice. Nobody guilty in this heinous crime and shameful act will be spared and they will be brought to justice in the strongest way possible," Uddhav Thackeray said. The incident occurred on April 16 night when …

Palghar lynching: 3 men beaten to death by villagers over suspected theft
4 years, 8 months ago

Palghar lynching: 3 men beaten to death by villagers over suspected theft

India TV News  

Three persons were beaten to death by a group of villagers in Palghar district of Maharashtra on suspicion that they were thieves, police said on Friday. Inspector Anandrao Kale of the Kasa police station said the gruesome incident took place between 9.30-10 pm on Thursday. The police, which came to know about the incident in the middle of the night, …

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 …

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