Journalism of Courage
Mob in Nagaland break into jail, lynch rape accused; curfew ordered
Curfew has been imposed in Dimapur, Nagaland after an angry mob broke into a jail, dragged out a rape accused and lynched him.
March 7, 2015 12:12 IST
1 / 6In this March 5, 2015 photo, members of a mob pull a man, centre with bloodied face, accused of rape, out of the Central Jail where he was held in Dimapur, in Nagaland (AP photo)
2 / 6Security personnel at the site after the lynching incident in Dimapur (PTI photo)
3 / 6In this March 5, 2015 photo, an unidentified girl runs in front of a car set on fire by a mob, during clashes with police in Dimapur (AP Photo/Imojen I Jamir)
4 / 6Security personnel near a vehicle which was torched by a mob during the mass protest (PTI photo)
5 / 6A man walks past a vehicle which was torched by a mob during a mass protest where they pulled out a rape accused from a district jail and lynched him in Dimapur, Nagaland on Thursday night (PTI photo)
6 / 6Members of All Assam Minority Students Union (AAMSU) protests against the lynching incident in Dimapur, Nagaland on Friday (PTI photo)
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