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.
'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.
A contempt plea alleged that incidents of mob lynching and vigilantism were taking place despite the apex court verdict in this regard.
"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.
'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.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the Delhi case was not the first FIR registered in the country. He said the first case under the new laws was about a motorcycle theft registered in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior at 10 minutes past midnight.
The RSS leader says that killing a cow was not approved by any religion.
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.
Pleas alleged that incidents of mob lynching a were taking place despite a verdict by the SC.
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.
The bills that repeal and replace the Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence Act will usher in a new era in the criminal justice system, Home Minister Amit Shah said
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.
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.
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.
'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.
A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, S K Kaul and M R Shah said that 'with regard to this incident, this court has already taken cognisance. There is no question of multiplying the petitions one by one'.
'Nobody is speaking up for Muslims today.' 'Secular parties too have calmed down because they feel this will hurt the Hindu vote (bank).' 'In this scenario, where does a Muslim go?'
The RJD has fielded six women candidates, some of them are wives of bahubalis.
Sanichri Devi was beaten to death at Kotamdag Kolhuan in Kaimur after some unidentified men doused her with hot water on Wednesday.
"People must realise that mob violence and taking of law into the hands will invite wrath of law," said the bench.
Here are some of the recent cases where WhatsApp rumours purportedly had a role to play
In an advisory, the Home Ministry has urged the states and UTs to 'keep a watch for early detection of rumours of child lifting and initiate effective measures to counter them'.
Stating that the deceased have been identified as Abu Hanifa and Riyazuddin, the SP said their parents have registered a complaint with the police and investigations are on.
'He has emerged as a formidable leader who cannot be ignored anymore, who cannot be mocked.'
The Palgarh Police arrested 110 people including nine juveniles, in connection with the lynching of three persons by the villagers, suspecting them as thieves
Singh said the Centre will provide whatever assistance required but the state governments should take stringent steps to curb such incidents.
Those arrested have been booked under IPC section 302 (murder) and the sections pertaining to rioting.
Terming the incident as unfortunate and a blot on humanity, Deshmukh in a Facebook address said this is not the time to play politics, and urged all to engage in collective efforts to defeat the deadly coronavirus.
A group of people had lynched 40-year-old Alimuddin Ansari in Bazaar Tand locality of Ramgarh town on June 29, 2017, on the suspicion that he was carrying beef in his car.
The apex court had relaxed the interim bail conditions imposed on Mishra by the trial court on January 25. Mishra was asked not to stay either in Uttar Pradesh or in Delhi during the period.
IG (administration) Prakash D said a letter was sent by the social media lab of UP police asking for removal of specific photographs and text uploaded by a Twitter handle.
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