MOB LYNCHING
Suhas Shetty Murder: Karnataka government to form Anti-Communal Task Force in Dakshin Kannada and Udupi districts
The Karnataka government will establish an Anti-Communal Task Force. It will operate in Dakshin Kannada and Udupi districts. The task force will investigate past communal riots. Strict action will be taken against those making provocative statements. This decision follows the murder of Suhas Shetty in Mangaluru. He was an accused in the 2022 Mohammed Fazil lynching case.
Suhas Shetty, prime accused in 2022 Fazil lynching case, hacked to death in Mangaluru; VHP protests as police impose curbs
Tensions are high in Mangaluru following the murder of Suhas Shetty, a rowdy-sheeter accused in a 2022 mob lynching case. The killing has sparked outrage among Hindutva groups, prompting police to impose prohibitory orders to prevent communal unrest. Authorities are investigating the incident as a premeditated attack and have launched a manhunt for the assailants.
JDU MLC Ghulam Gauss demands Waqf bill withdrawal
JDU MLC Ghulam Gauss has urged Bihar CM Nitish Kumar to withdraw support for the Waqf Amendment Bill, citing it as part of several contentious issues affecting the minority community. Meanwhile, another JDU MLC, Khalid Anwar, supports the bill with suggested amendments to protect minority interests.
JDU MLC Ghulam Gaus opposes Waqf Amendment Bill, calls it attack on religious matters
Bihar's JD(U) MLC Ghulam Gaus opposed the Waqf Amendment Bill, calling it an attack on religious matters and accusing the Centre of targeting minorities. Congress MP Jairam Ramesh also criticized the bill, vowing to protest its implementation. The bill seeks to introduce reforms, including digitisation and improved transparency, to address issues like mismanagement and corruption in Waqf properties.
Akshat Shrivastava slams 'mob-lynching' of Ranveer Allahbadia: 'Atul Subhash's murderers are roaming free. People dying due to air pollution
Finance expert Akshat Shrivastava criticized the backlash against Ranveer Allahbadia for his inappropriate comment on 'India’s Got Latent' show. Shrivastava highlighted bigger issues like pollution and murderers roaming free. Internet reactions varied from excessive backlash to the need for public figures' accountability. The National Commission for Women and film associations demanded action against the show and its hosts.
Supreme Court on mob lynching and cow vigilantism: Can't micromanage from Delhi
The Supreme Court closed a PIL regarding cow vigilante incidents, emphasising that its 2018 directions against lynching and mob violence are enforceable by state authorities. It highlighted that the validity of cow protection laws should be contested in respective state high courts.
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Law and order in UP has 'collapsed': Chandrashekhar Azad
Chandrashekhar Azad, MP and chief of the Azad Samaj Party, criticized the BJP-led government in Uttar Pradesh for the collapse of law and order. He highlighted issues like mob lynching and the Hathras stampede, alleging police framing innocents while the guilty roam free. Azad vowed to address these issues in Parliament and with the UP chief minister.
SC advises against selective highlighting of mob lynching instances via PIL
It particularly enquired about murder of Kanhaiya Lal, a tailor in Udaipur, who was killed in 2022 for allegedly sharing a social media post of former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma regarding Prophet Muhammad. The PIL has raised incidents of mob violence against minorities and sought immediate interim compensation for the families of victims of mob lynching.
View: Don't let murderers hide behind mobs
BNS, which will replace the colonial-era Indian Penal Code (IPC), proposes three options for punishing those in a lynch mob that has committed murder: seven years' prison, life imprisonment, or death. In doing so, GoI has chosen to replicate the provisions for murder and culpable homicide not amounting to murder for mob lynching.
Palghar mob lynching case: Maharashtra government agrees to transfer investigation to CBI
Maharashtra government on Tuesday agreed to transfer investigation of the 2020 Palghar mob lynching case to the Central Bureau of Investigation. The government in an affidavit said that it is ready and willing to hand over the investigation to the CBI and would have no objection to the same.
Mob lynches youth Assam’s Jorhat
A senior police officer who does not want to be named told ET, “Around 50 people attacked All Assam Students’ Union (Aasu) leader Animesh Bhuyan, Pranay Datta and journalist Mridusmanta Baruah.”
Uttar Pradesh government to examine anti-lynching proposal soon
A senior home ministry official in the state said on condition of anonymity that the department will soon take up the mob lynching bill, even as he added that a new law may be unnecessary since what is required is an increase in field-level awareness to prevent incidents of this nature.
Palghar lynching: CID files charge sheet against two minors in Bhiwandi court
Last month, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) had filed two chargesheets, one running into 4,955 pages and another of 5,921 pages, in a court in Dahanu taluka in Palghar district. In all, 154 people have been arrested and 11 juveniles detained in connection with the incident, police have said.
States’ views sought on need for mob lynching law
The matter came up in the Upper House with Tiruchi Siva asking the govt why the President of India has not yet given assent to the Bills on mob lynching that have been passed by Manipur & Rajasthan and if there is a time frame within which this nod to the legislation will be given. Minister of State said at present mob lynching cases are tried under various Sections.
Committee to suggest necessary amendments in IPC, CrPC to curb mob lynching
Amid demand by members for a separate law to curb mob lynching, Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said in Rajya Sabha that the government has set up a committee to suggest necessary amendments in the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) to deal with it.
Bill against lynching introduced in Rajasthan Assembly
The Rajasthan Protection from Lynching Bill, 2019 puts those who conspire or help in the act in the same category as those who commit mob lynching.
Lynching: SC notice to centre, states for non-implementation of its directions
The directions were passed on the PIL by Congress activist Tehsin Poonavall who had brought the issue of rising incidents of mob lynching and cow vigilantism.
No common pattern of mob lynching in country: Government in Rajya Sabha
Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy said during Question Hour that the BJP government was serious about tackling the issue and the prime minister had expressed concern.
Get a study done on fake news: MPs’ Panel to IIMC
Since March, at least 20 people have been killed in mob lynchings sparked by misinformation. The violence has been blamed on rumours of child kidnappings, being spread on WhatsApp.
48 chargesheeted in Karbi Anglong mob lynching case
"We have, after detailed investigation, filed the charge sheet. This is a big step," said Assam DGP
Rajasthan mulling law to curb mob lynching: Home minister
This comes in the wake of the Supreme Court’s directives to the state government to file an affidavit with details of action taken in the Alwar lynching case.
Mob lynching: Centre may amend existing laws
Provisions could be included in various sections of the IPC, CrPC and Evidence Act to cover lynching as an “aggravated form” of offence to provide for harsher punishment
Law ministry to decide if new bill needed to curb lynchings
The meeting was presided over by Narcotics Control Bureau director general Abhay. Home secretary Rajiv Gauba also participated in the proceedings towards the end of the deliberations.
Mob lynching: WhatsApp COO apprises government of steps taken to curb fake news
According to government sources, Idema met IT Secretary Ajay Prakash Sawhney yesterday to discuss steps being taken by the Facebook-owned company to tackle fake news.
Crime can stop if people don't eat cow meat: RSS leader
Condemning the recent assault on social activist Swami Agnivesh, RSS leader Indresh Kumar said nobody has the right to hurt the sentiments of others.
Rajasthan pollcard: Vasundhara Raje as BJP CM face offers a fragile truce
Even as there are no easy solutions to intra-party tussles, BJP is finding it tough to balance caste equations amid its reachout to the backwards in the state.
Centre mulls changes in IPC to deal with mob lynching
If the IPC is amended, the government will not have to bring a stand alone law on mob lynching.
JIH to provide legal assistance to lynching victims' kin
JIH secretary general Muhammad Salim Engineer said the organisation has identified certain states where mob lynching incidents have taken place and a plan is being prepared to tackle the issue.
Amid tensions, activists propose new law against lynching
The activists, who would unveil the draft on Friday, would write to PM Narendra Modi asking him to introduce the legislation in the forthcoming session.
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