Leading writers Nayantara Sahgal and Shashi Deshpande on Wednesday sought a strong condemnation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi of Dadri lynching incident and opposition to Ghulam Ali's concert.
The family of Mohammed Akhlaq, who was lynched by a mob in Dadri last year for alleged cow slaughter, on Tuesday said it would move the Allahabad high court against a recent court order directing a police case be filed against them for storing and consuming beef.
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'Modigate is snowballing into a huge thing with the electorate. The BJP is in for huge punishment by the electorate.'
The MHA was told by the Rajasthan government that a special police team has been constituted to arrest all those involved in the lynching.
'For years, a whispering campaign against the non-Nagas -- and occasional violence -- has dominated the local discourse, but Farid Khan's lynching was unprecedented in its ferocity.'
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The accused was admitted to hospital with multiple injuries, where he succumbed.
On April 1, six men had attacked Pehlu Khan while he was transporting his cows to Haryana from Rajasthan.
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The Rajasthan Police has also set up a high-level committee to probe the allegations of delay against the Alwar police in taking Khan to a hospital.
Khan stated that an iron rod which was used on Pandit was found including his identity card and pistol.
More than a month before the horrific video of two women being assaulted publicly in Manipur went viral, activists had informed the National Commission for Women about not only this case but other brutal instances of rape as well, besides incidents of kidnapping, lynching, immolation and even murder in the strife-torn state.
On the lines of the Pehlu Khan's lynching case, the state government has ordered a compensation of Rs 1.25 lakh to Rakbar Khan's family. Further compensation will be provided based on the recommendations of the district legal committee, he added.
The victim worked in Dubai as tailor and had recently come home in UP's Bareilly.
Municipality employees kicked, punched and beat Khan with a stick, which led to his death.
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When one of them apparently tried to speak to a girl child, the villagers, who had gathered for the weekly Sunday market, pounced on them.
The Uttar Pradesh government has sent its report to the Union home ministry on the Dadri lynching episode in which a man was killed over rumours of alleged beef consumption.
On September 7, the Alwar police charged three men linked to the murder of Rakbar Khan.
Two suspected vehicle lifters were beaten to death by angry villagers in Haripur Kala near Yasodapatti Chowk under Bhargam block, approximately 40 km from Araria, late on Friday night. The villagers caught them when they tried to flee after stealing a two-wheeler and beat them up fatally, police said. A suspected thief was beaten to death by angry villagers at Sahdullapur, under Lalganj police station in the district, on Friday night.
The victim, identified as Ram Pravesh Mahto, was brutally beaten to death with bricks, stone and bamboo sticks, after he was allegedly caught stealing books from a printing press at Chakaram intersection, near the Buddha colony police station. The angry mob killed Mahto and then left his body on the street. The police later recovered the body. A case of murder has been lodged against unidentified people in this connection.
Shaista Parveen, wife of Tabrez Ansari, said it is an attempt to save the culprits and sought a CBI investigation in the matter.
Two tribal men died after they were allegedly assaulted by a group of 15-20 people over suspicion of cow slaughter in Madhya Pradesh's Seoni district, police said on Tuesday.
The Centre has sought a report from Nagaland on the lynching of a rape accused by a mob in Dimapur and put neighbouring Assam on high alert in the wake of the incident.
The villagers caught hold of the four in the wee hours of Tuesday and beat them up with sticks, killing two of them on the spot while the third succumbed to his injuries later, the sources added.
Amid escalating protest against the lynching of a rape accused by a mob in Nagaland's Dimapur, Internet and text messaging services have been blocked across the state till Monday evening.
The killed teacher hails from Nagaon Tinali under Pengeri police station. He is survived by young wife and a five-year-old daugher.
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A lot of arms and ammunition, including eight guns and four grenades, were recovered from them.
Asked if it is a case of 'cow vigilantism', the senior official said a lot of cattle theft incidents have happened in Nagaon.
Police on Tuesday began probe into the complaint against the family of Dadri lynch victim
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It is also suspected that Ravi was suffering from dengue, though hospital authorities said, 'medical report is still awaited'.
'The idea of subversive activities is so vague that it could include making fun of the government, being critical of the government.'
The current social realities and challenges have been addressed in the new Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 that will provide a mechanism for effectively dealing with such crimes and criminals and also having a deterrent effect, officials said on Saturday.
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