Senior SC advocate Sanjay Hegde tells Amit Agnihotri why the draft Masuka law is necessary.
'One minute and 45 seconds of that clip are on Modi praising gauraksha.' 'In the last 30 seconds he speaks about violence, but says only that killing is unacceptable.' 'We don't need the prime minister to tell us that.' 'We need him to tell us why the killing is happening and what he will do to stop it,' says Aakar Patel.
Aslam, who had a narrow escape said, "We (him and Akbar, the deceased) both were going with our two cows, on seeing a speeding bike the cows ran into the fields where 6-7 people were present who fired at us, I ran away from the spot to save my life, later found that my friend was killed."
'Multiplying legislations doesn't necessarily improve law enforcement.' 'An incident of unlawful death is very well covered within existing penal code provisions.'
'When you have a village which is controlled by the BJP, who are the people likely to perpetrate the attack?'
'Bharat Mata Ki Jai means 'Jai Ho' to 130 crore people'
He said 'in 2011, 2012 and 2013, lynching cases were much more than three years of our government, but no one raised questions then'.
The lynching took place amid rumours on WhatsApp that child-lifters were on the prowl in rural areas of the district, the officer said.
The minister further said that he has full faith in our judiciary and that those who are innocent would be spared while the guilty would be appropriately punished.
Another person has also been rounded up and his questioning is currently underway, the official added.
The panel will submit its recommendations to a ministerial committee, headed by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh.
'This is New India where humanity is replaced with hatred'
The mortal remains of Lakhbir Singh were cremated at his native village in Punjab's Tarn Taran amid tight security in the presence of his family members. No Sikh priest was present to perform Ardas (Sikh religious prayer) and no one from his village, Cheema Kalan, attended the last rites.
A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra also issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government on the plea filed by Samiuddin, who was allegedly brutally assaulted by the mob in the incident, seeking an independent Special Investigation Team probe into the incident and transfer of investigation and the subsequent trial outside the state.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked Maharashtra Police to place on record the second supplementary charge sheet filed in the case related to alleged lynching of three people, including two seers, in Palghar district in April last year.
Observing that law and order was a state subject, the home minister said the Centre cannot remain silent on the issue.
A contempt plea alleged that incidents of mob lynching and vigilantism were taking place despite the apex court verdict in this regard.
'Isn't it obvious that the BJP government in Jharkand and its police force care two hoots about the Supreme Court's orders?', asks Jyoti Punwani.
Pakistan wanted to be constitutionally communal, India wanted to be secular but is communalising itself. All three nations share a penal code, but they have amended their laws to enable the State to specifically target minorities, points out Aakar Patel.
"It is very dangerous in the 21st century to exclude people," said the Congress president.
Incidents like the Dadri lynching "damage" the image of the National Democratic Alliance government, and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has nothing to do with them, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has said.
Police has also taken a man into custody for interrogation.
The latest incident of lynching has been reported from Ramgarh in Jharkhand where the victim, identified as Alimuddin Asghar, was intercepted by a mob on suspicion of transporting beef in his van.
Simultaneous protests were held in several other cities, and are also slated to be held elsewhere in the world, the organisers said.
The Bombay high court on Friday granted bail to 10 accused arrested in the April 2020 Palghar lynching case in Maharashtra, holding that video footage and still photographs from the crime spot did not show them being "overtly" violent.
'If lynchings are happening frequently in India, it is the responsibility of those who lead the country to try and end them, not promote them,' says Aakar Patel.
WhatsApp hoax triggers lynching of two others in Maharashtra's Aurangabad.
The RSS leader says that killing a cow was not approved by any religion.
Police said the robber was part of a gang that was trying to sneak into Hedutani village under Manpada area at around 0300 IST when they were attacked by the villagers.
6 people, including Pehlu Khan's sons Irshad and Arif, and their lawyer were on way to court in Behror when some unidentified people arrived in an SUV and fired on them.
After a meeting of its working committee in New Delhi, the board adopted a resolution which stated that the recent judgment of the Supreme Court on the maintenance of Muslim divorcee women is "against the Islamic law (Shariah)".
Pleas alleged that incidents of mob lynching a were taking place despite a verdict by the SC.
An elderly woman said since the young men have left, there is nobody to arrange for food and open water supply taps that bring water to the village.
Jayant Sinha's act received strong criticism from the opposition.
Some of these clippings were from places like Bengaluru, Syria and Karachi in Pakistan, he said.
The lynching was allegedly sparked by suspicions that the victims were child lifters.
"I am not talking of vigilantism, I am talking of are we vigilant enough proactively to save the basic tenets of our country?" he questioned.
The agitated villagers allegedly thrashed the two men, injuring both of them seriously by the time the police arrived, Judal said.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, said media reports suggest that chargesheets filed in the case comprises of more than 10,000 pages.
'I am afraid the condemnation of mob attacks is a case of too little too little.' 'Much sterner action is needed,' BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha tells Subhash K Jha.
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