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- India
Odisha lynching: 5 held, victims of attempted rape seek release of accused
Bhubaneswar: One more person was arrested in connection with the lynching of a man who was accused of trying to sexually assault two women in Odisha’s Khurda district, police said on Friday,…
- Mumbai
Maharashtra: Minority communities protest against atrocities, hate speech
Beed: Minority communities held a protest in Maharashtra’s Beed city on Friday, May 1, where they cited alleged incidents of atrocities against their members and demanded a law for their protection. The…
- Hate Crime
Bihar woman dies by suicide after mob lynches husband in public view
Patna: A Muslim woman allegedly died by suicide on Tuesday, March 31, in Bihar’s Rohtas district by consuming poison along with her two minor children, reportedly due to the continued harassment and…
- India
Courts should avoid unmanageable directions: SC rejects mob lynching plea
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, February 23, dismissed a petition accusing states of non-compliance with the Tehseen Poonawala guidelines issued in a 2018 judgement that sought to curb mob lynchings…
- India
Kerala: Life imprisonment for five in Mankada mob lynching case
Malappuram: A court here on Friday sentenced five men to life imprisonment for beating to death a 42-year-old man in 2016 in a suspected moral policing incident at Mankada here. Additional District…
- India
2023 Chhattisgarh mob lynching: 17 accused walk free
Seventeen men, charged with the murder of a Muslim father and son in 2023 in Chhattisgarh’s Bemetara district, were acquitted by a sessions court on Tuesday, February 17. Rahim Umad Mohamed, 55,…
- News
Odisha man beaten to death over suspicion of cattle smuggling
Balasore: A 35-year-old Muslim man was lynched on Wednesday, January 14, allegedly by a group of assailants armed with sharp weapons, on suspicion of cattle smuggling in Odisha‘s Balasore. According to local…
- India
Man lynched for ‘cattle theft’ in Jharkhand, family claims religious hatred
Godda: A 45-year-old Muslim man was brutally beaten to death on Wednesday, January 8, after a mob accused him of stealing cattle in Jharkhand’s Godda district, near the state’s border with Bihar.…
- World
Shia body condemns atrocities against Hindu minorities in Bangladesh
Lucknow: The All India Shia Personal Law Board (AISPLB) on Sunday condemned the atrocities against Hindu minorities in Bangladesh, saying Islam prohibits the killing of any innocent person and those doing so…
- India
Bengali migrant worker lynched in Odisha, six arrested
Sambalpur: A 30-year-old Muslim migrant worker from West Bengal was allegedly killed in Odisha’s Sambalpur district following an altercation over a bidi, police said on Thursday. Juel Sheikh was working, along with…
- India
Memory of brother’s lynching inspired man to aid Kerala victim’s family
Ram Narayan’s lynching in Kerala’s Walayar left many unsettled, but for Abdul Jabbar, it brought back memories of his brother, Ashraf, who faced a similar Hindutva mob attack in Mangaluru in Karnataka.…
- Top Stories
VHP, Bajrang Dal protestors clash with police at Bangladesh High Commission
New Delhi: Holding saffron flags and shouting slogans against the lynching of a Hindu man in Bangladesh, hundreds of supporters of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and the Bajrang Dal broke barricades…
- Kerala
Lynching incident: Kerala CM assures justice, orders strict action
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday assured that justice would be ensured for the family of Ramnarayan, a Chhattisgarh native who had died in an alleged mob lynching incident at…
- India
Dalit migrant worker lynched to death in Kerala, called Bangladeshi
Palakkad: A 31-year-old Dalit migrant worker from Chhattisgarh was lynched in Kerala’s Walayar on suspicion of theft, and was asked, “Are you a Bangladeshi?” during the assault. Ram Narayan Baghel had left…
- India
Burnt, beaten: Mohammad Hussain dies days after mob attack in Bihar
Patna: A 40-year-old Muslim street vendor, Mohammad Athar Hussain, succumbed to his injuries on Friday, December 12, at Sadar Hospital in Nawada, Bihar, after a brutal assault. The attack took place on December…
