News for 'lynching'

Kanwariya Order: Time For Rahul, Akhilesh To Step Up

Kanwariya Order: Time For Rahul, Akhilesh To Step Up

Rediff.com20 Jul 2024

'There is one way to defeat the intention behind this directive: To patronise Muslim establishments that have been forced to identify themselves.' 'This is one opportunity for the Congress to show that the 'mohabbat ki dukaan' its leader talks about does exist.' 'Can Akhilesh Yadav, who has asked the court to take note of this directive, order his party members to do this?' asks Jyoti Punwani.

Centre asks states to check mob lynching fuelled by child-lifting rumours

Centre asks states to check mob lynching fuelled by child-lifting rumours

Rediff.com5 Jul 2018

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'.

Modi Bluster Missing From Budget

Modi Bluster Missing From Budget

Rediff.com26 Jul 2024

With the reality of coalition politics staring the BJP in its face, this was inevitable, points out Ramesh Menon.

Assam: 2 detained in 'cattle thieves' lynching case

Assam: 2 detained in 'cattle thieves' lynching case

Rediff.com1 May 2017

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.

Parl passes 3 criminal law bills, Shah says end of 'tareekh-pe-tareekh' era

Parl passes 3 criminal law bills, Shah says end of 'tareekh-pe-tareekh' era

Rediff.com22 Dec 2023

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

Anti-Sikh riots was 'biggest lynching' incident: Rajnath

Anti-Sikh riots was 'biggest lynching' incident: Rajnath

Rediff.com21 Jul 2018

Singh said the Centre will provide whatever assistance required but the state governments should take stringent steps to curb such incidents.

23 arrested for lynching 5 on suspicion of being child lifters in Maharashtra

23 arrested for lynching 5 on suspicion of being child lifters in Maharashtra

Rediff.com2 Jul 2018

Those arrested have been booked under IPC section 302 (murder) and the sections pertaining to rioting.

Palghar mob lynching: Maharashtra govt orders high-level probe

Palghar mob lynching: Maharashtra govt orders high-level probe

Rediff.com20 Apr 2020

The Palgarh Police arrested 110 people including nine juveniles, in connection with the lynching of three persons by the villagers, suspecting them as thieves

BJP leader, 10 others get lifer in Jharkhand lynching case

BJP leader, 10 others get lifer in Jharkhand lynching case

Rediff.com21 Mar 2018

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.

UP asks Twitter to remove 'provocative' posts after Dadri lynching

UP asks Twitter to remove 'provocative' posts after Dadri lynching

Rediff.com6 Oct 2015

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.

Bihar's CID chargesheeted men in lynching case

Bihar's CID chargesheeted men in lynching case

Rediff.com15 Nov 2007

Sources in police headquarters in Patna told rediff.com on Thursday that the CID has filed the charge sheet in the Chief Judicial Magistrate of Hajipur court in Vaishali district.

No Muslim arrested for Palghar lynching: Maha HM

No Muslim arrested for Palghar lynching: Maha HM

Rediff.com22 Apr 2020

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.

NBWs issued against accused in lynching case

NBWs issued against accused in lynching case

Rediff.com29 Sep 2007

A Hajipur court has issued non-bailable arrest warrants against the 10 persons accused of lynching 10 suspected thieves in Bihar's Vaishali district, police sources said on Saturday.

Jayant Sinha challenges Rahul for live debate on Ramgarh lynching row

Jayant Sinha challenges Rahul for live debate on Ramgarh lynching row

Rediff.com12 Jul 2018

Let him not hide behind his social media handles, Sinha said.

Dadri lynching: It was mutton, NOT beef in Ikhlaq's fridge

Dadri lynching: It was mutton, NOT beef in Ikhlaq's fridge

Rediff.com9 Oct 2015

The test lends support to Ikhlaq family's claim that they had not kept beef in their house.

Lehman fraud: Merrill Lynch had warned Wall St

Lehman fraud: Merrill Lynch had warned Wall St

Rediff.com19 Mar 2010

Attributing to people familiar with the plan, the Financial Times said that SEC and Federal Reserve officials were warned by Merrill Lynch about Lehman's balance sheet calculations as far back as March 2008.

55-yr-old lynched in Bihar on suspicion of cattle theft

55-yr-old lynched in Bihar on suspicion of cattle theft

Rediff.com3 Jan 2019

Mohd Kabul was killed last week and the matter came to light after a video, shot by those watching the brutal assault, was uploaded on the social media.

Delhi FIR not first in country under new law; case dismissed, says Shah

Delhi FIR not first in country under new law; case dismissed, says Shah

Rediff.com1 Jul 2024

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.

Villager suspected of witchcraft lynched in Assam

Villager suspected of witchcraft lynched in Assam

Rediff.com7 Jun 2013

A villager suspected of indulging in sorcery was lynched in a remote Adivasi-inhabited Kalabasi hamlet of Narayanpur tea estate in South Assam's Lakhipur sub-division by fellow villagers.

Lynching a western concept, don't use it to defame India: RSS chief Bhagwat

Lynching a western concept, don't use it to defame India: RSS chief Bhagwat

Rediff.com8 Oct 2019

Voicing his displeasure over several incidents of mob violence in the country, he said, "Lynching is not the word from Indian ethos, its origin is from a story in a separate religious text. We Indians trust in brotherhood. Don't impose such terms on Indians."

Alwar lynching: Cop suspended after he 'admits' to delay

Alwar lynching: Cop suspended after he 'admits' to delay

Rediff.com23 Jul 2018

A four-member committee, constituted by the Rajasthan Police to look into the delay in taking 28-year-old Khan to the hospital, suspended the ASI and shifted three other constables to police lines, Special Director General of Police (law and order) NRK Reddy said at a press conference in Alwar.

Merrill Lynch to auction Indian art

Merrill Lynch to auction Indian art

Rediff.com30 Sep 2006

Merrill Lynch will auction 40 lots of exclusive Indian artwork on October 5 at Mall Galleries in London.

Dimapur limps back to normalcy after Nagaland lynching case

Dimapur limps back to normalcy after Nagaland lynching case

Rediff.com7 Mar 2015

11 companies of IIRB and three companies of CRPF have been deployed to maintain law and order.

Rahul meets family of man lynched over beef rumours

Rahul meets family of man lynched over beef rumours

Rediff.com3 Oct 2015

"Congress VP Rahul Gandhi in Dadri meeting Mohammad Ikhlaq's family," the party Twitter handle INC India said.

'Muslims of UP will go with Congress'

'Muslims of UP will go with Congress'

Rediff.com8 Mar 2024

'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?'

Trinamool leader arrested in youth lynching case

Trinamool leader arrested in youth lynching case

Rediff.com13 May 2016

Tapas, the TMC upa-panchayat pradhan of the area, was absconding ever since his name surfaced in the first information report lodged by the family of Kaushik Purkait who was beaten to death on Monday night.

David Lynch goes the Yogi way

David Lynch goes the Yogi way

Rediff.com2 Aug 2005

To stop lynchings, Maha police provide WhatsApp helplines

To stop lynchings, Maha police provide WhatsApp helplines

Rediff.com5 Jul 2018

Police are also roping in fact-checking websites to verify rumours on social media and debunk fake news.

Nagpur lynching: Five women get bail

Nagpur lynching: Five women get bail

Rediff.com18 Aug 2004

Public Prosecutor Prasant Sathianathan did not object to the bail plea.

Bahubali Wives Charge Up Bihar Contest

Bahubali Wives Charge Up Bihar Contest

Rediff.com8 May 2024

The RJD has fielded six women candidates, some of them are wives of bahubalis.

1 held in Himachal lynching case, 4 others identified

1 held in Himachal lynching case, 4 others identified

Rediff.com18 Oct 2015

The arrested person, who is a local resident, is being interrogated to get more information about the incident and the persons involved in the attack and some more accused may be identified, he said.

3 lynched in Bihar over attempted buffalo theft

3 lynched in Bihar over attempted buffalo theft

Rediff.com19 Jul 2019

The deceased have been identified as Raju Nat, Bides Nat and Naushad Qureshi, Superintendent of Police Har Kishore Rai said.

Why Hemendra Kothari is leaving Merrill Lynch

Why Hemendra Kothari is leaving Merrill Lynch

Rediff.com19 Mar 2009

We have a great team and they are quality people with decades of experience. Everyone would like to retain them, says Hemendra Kothari, Chairman, DSP Merrill Lynch.

Terrorist killed in Budgam played key role in lynching of DSP Pandith: Police

Terrorist killed in Budgam played key role in lynching of DSP Pandith: Police

Rediff.com12 Jul 2017

Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Sajid Ahmad Gilkar was killed in an encounter on Wednesday.

File report on mob lynchings, cow vigilantism within a week: SC to states

File report on mob lynchings, cow vigilantism within a week: SC to states

Rediff.com7 Sep 2018

The court granted the last opportunity to the defaulting states and UTs, warning if they did not file their reports within a week, then their home secretaries will have to appear in person before court.

Rapists need to be lynched: Jaya Bachchan on vet's rape-murder

Rapists need to be lynched: Jaya Bachchan on vet's rape-murder

Rediff.com2 Dec 2019

Leaders from different political parties raised the issue of the gruesome murder and rape of a veterinary doctor in Telangana in Parliament on Monday.

Before taking Alwar lynching victim to hospital, cops first took cows to shelter

Before taking Alwar lynching victim to hospital, cops first took cows to shelter

Rediff.com23 Jul 2018

Akbar was alive when police reached the spot.

Sedition case against celebs who wrote to PM on lynchings

Sedition case against celebs who wrote to PM on lynchings

Rediff.com4 Oct 2019

The letter was written by 49 eminent personalities, including filmmakers Mani Ratnam, Anurag Kashyap, Shyam Benegal, actor Soumitra Chatterjee as well as vocalist Shubha Mudgal in July this year.

Nalanda lynching: Police station in-charge suspended in Bihar

Nalanda lynching: Police station in-charge suspended in Bihar

Rediff.com29 Jun 2015

A day after the director of a private residential school in Bihar's Nalanda district was lynched by villagers in presence of the local police the state government has suspended the police officer in-charge of Nalanda police station on Monday.

Dadri lynching: FIR ordered against Akhlaq's kin

Dadri lynching: FIR ordered against Akhlaq's kin

Rediff.com14 Jul 2016

Akhlaq was killed by a mob on September 29 last year on the suspicion that his family stored and consumed beef at their home.