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- India
Jharkhand: Imam lynched by mob; police deny communal angle
An Imam was reportedly lynched by a furious mob who accused him of allegedly attacking a Hindu woman in Jharkhand’s Koderma district when he was returning home. Grievously injured, the Imam succumbed…
- India
Kolkata: Man lynched to death upon suspicion of theft
A 47-year-old man was beaten to death by students on suspicion of theft in Bowbazaar of Central Kolkata. The victim identified as Irshad Alam worked in a television repair shop. According to…
- India
UP: Aligarh BJP MLA demands release of accused who lynched Muslim man
BJP leaders have launched a protest against the arrest of six people who were allegedly involved in the murder of a Muslim man, mistaken for a thief, in Aligarh’s Mama Bhanja locality.…
- India
UP Muslim man mistaken as thief lynched to death; 4 arrested
A 35-year-old Muslim man was lynched to death by a Hindutva mob after he was mistaken for a thief in Aligarh’s Mama Bhanja locality late Tuesday night. According to reports, the deceased…
- India
Chhattisgarh: 2 Muslim cow traders found dead, another battles for life
Two Muslim men were found dead after allegedly being chased by cow vigilantes while transporting cattle in Chhattisgarh’s Raipur district on Friday, May 7. A third person was found critically injured. According…
- India
WB: Adivasi minor lynched on suspicion of theft, TMC leader among 7 held
A 12-year-old Adivasi boy in West Bengal was tied to a tree and beaten to death on suspicion of theft. The child belonged to the Lodha Shabar community categorised as a ‘vulnerable…
- India
Woman Congress activist lynched in Bengal’s Murshidabad
Kolkata: A Congresswoman activist, Khatun Bewa (64), was reportedly lynched allegedly by the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) activists at Ghoramara in Murshidabad district of West Bengal on Sunday morning. Bilal Mondal, the…
- India
Man lynched on suspicion of cattle theft in Assam
Guwahati: A man was beaten to death and two others were seriously injured when an angry mob attacked them on suspicion of cattle theft in Assam’s Morigaon district. Speaking to IANS, Superintendent…
- India
Appeal to help bereaved family of truck driver lynched in Bihar
It has been over a month since truck driver, Mohammed Jahiruddin, was lynched by a mob in Bihar’s Saran district. On June 28, Jahiruddin, 55, hailing from Majhwali village, Bihar, was on…
- India
Man lynched in Nashik on suspicion of carrying beef
A 32-year-old man from the minority community was allegedly lynched to death by a group of cow vigilantes on suspicion of carrying beef in their vehicle. The incident took place on Saturday…
- India
Muslim man assailed, thrown in gutter over suspected theft in Khandwa
A 28-year-old Muslim man succumbed to his injuries after he was thrashed by a Hindu mob over suspicion of theft. The incident took place in Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh. Sheikh Firoz, a…
- India
Two Muslim men allegedly burned to death by Bajrang Dal in Haryana
Members of the Bajrang Dal allegedly kidnapped, lynched and murdered two Muslim men Junaid and Nasir at Bhiwani in Haryana on suspicion of their involvement in cow slaughter. The two men were…
- Hate Crime
Assam: Muslim lynched to death on suspicion of cow theft, 14 held
Guwahati: A man was lynched to death in Assam’s Sivasagar district on suspicion of cow theft, officials said on Tuesday, adding that 14 people have been arrested so far. Superintendent of Police…
- India
Uttar Pradesh man kills child, gets lynched by villgers
Bulandshahr: A one-and-a-half-year-old child was hacked to death in Saujhana Jhaya village of this district by an alcoholic. The accused, identified as Kaju, alais Kishanpal, took the child, who was playing outside…
- India
4 out of 6 Meghalaya jail escapees lynched by mob
Shillong: Four out of the six under-trial prioners, who escaped from Meghlaya’s Jowai jail, were lynched by a mob at Shangpung in West Jaintia Hills District on Sunday, police said. Police officials…
