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MOB LYNCHING NEWS
Mob lynchings: Govt says no Central data, only 2 states passed Bills against killings
November 20, 2019 2:15 am
Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai told the Lok Sabha that Rajasthan and Manipur have passed Bills on action to be taken against those involved in lynching but they are yet to get the President’s consent.
Jharkhand: Seven lynched over child-lifting rumours, but NCRB report says no such case
October 28, 2019 10:41 am
The zero figure assumes significance when seen against the backdrop of 21 deaths in the state in the past three years due to mob violence over suspicion of animal slaughter, theft, child-lifting rumours, among others.
Legislation against mob lynching must be accompanied by effective policing
October 24, 2019 8:48 am
There have been 266 cases of lynching since 2014 and this continues to show an upward trend, casting an adverse impression about the role of the police in arresting such trends.
NCRB leaves out data on lynchings, khap and religious killings
October 22, 2019 10:10 am
Sources said the agency had begun a massive data revamp exercise under former NCRB Director Ish Kumar. It was under him that the bureau revised the proforma under the category of murder and added new sub-heads of mob lynching and murder for religious reasons among others.
Bihar police close sedition case against 49 celebrities and intellectuals, to book complainant
October 10, 2019 8:38 am
The complainant, police said, could not produce supporting documents or evidence, not even the alleged letter written by the 49 persons.
Serial authoritarianism picks out targets one by one, and tires out challenges
October 10, 2019 9:52 am
The episode featuring sedition charges against eminent writers and directors — now belatedly withdrawn — is a reminder of the peculiar nature of the crisis of liberal institutionalism in India.
Bhavkhedi: Absence of remorse disturbing sign of indifference to violence against Dalits
October 09, 2019 9:41 am
Remorse and guilt are important emotional resources available to a society or a nation for recovery after going through a trauma. In the case of atrocities against the Scheduled Castes, public recognition of their trauma is rarely granted.
Jharkhand again: A man is lynched, two injured over suspicion of cow slaughter
September 23, 2019 6:52 am
The three villagers, identified as Kalantus Barla, Philip Horo and Faagu Kacchap, are alleged to have been carving an animal prohibited for slaughtering. Other villagers spotted them and started beating them.
Death of a doctor
September 15, 2019 12:55 am
Health is the biggest flash point in Assam’s tea gardens. Their under-staffed hospitals are now wary since Dr Dutta was killed by an angry mob.
Express daily briefing: Women get more Mudra jobs than men; Police chargesheet drops murder charge against 11 accused in Tabrez killing
September 10, 2019 9:42 am
From Jharkhand Police dropping the murder charge in their chargesheet filed against 11 accused in Tabrez lynching case, to US President Donald Trump Monday saying that ties between India and Pakistan were “less heated” now, here's all that is making news today.
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