Lynching

US lawmakers condemn killing of Hindu man in B'desh, seek minority safety

US lawmakers have condemned the targeted mob killing of a Hindu man in Bangladesh, calling on authorities to protect religious minorities and restore the rule of law. Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi condemned the targeted mob killing of Dipu Chandra Das, amid rising instability and unrest. Krishnamoorthi, an Illinois Democrat, called on Bangladeshi authorities to ensure accountability, protect religious minorities, and restore the rule of law. "I am appalled by the targeted mob killing of Dipu Chandra Das, a Hindu man in Bangladeshan act of violence amid a period of dangerous instability and unrest, Krishnamoorthi said in a statement Sunday. While authorities have reported arrests, the Government of Bangladesh must aggressively pursue a full and transparent investigation and prosecute all those responsible to the fullest extent of the law. It must also take urgent action to protect Hindu communities and other religious minorities from further violence. For the sake of all ...

Datanomics: Lynching persists in India despite laws and low conviction

Only four states have enacted anti-lynching laws: Manipur, Rajasthan, West Bengal, and Jharkhand

4 more held for Dalit man's lynching in Raebareli under Gangster Act, NSA

Police have arrested four more persons in connection with the lynching of a Dalit man by villagers who mistook him for a thief in the Unchahar area of Raebareli district, officials said on Wednesday. Police said the stringent Gangsters Act and the National Security Act (NSA) will be invoked against the accused, and cautioned against attempts to give the incident a casteist slant, saying the accused were unaware of the victim's caste. While the NSA empowers states to detain individuals to prevent them from acting in a manner "prejudicial to the defence of India" with a maximum detention period of 12 months, which can be revoked earlier, the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986, is aimed at combating organised crime by making special provisions to deal with gangsters and anti-social activities. Hariom Valmiki (40) was reportedly lynched by villagers who mistook him for a thief during a night vigil at about 1 am on October 2 amid rumours that a gang

Raebareli lynching: Congress demands UP CM's resignation, SIT probe

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has spoken to the father and brother of a Dalit youth who was lynched in Raebareli and stands in complete solidarity with them in this hour of unbearable grief, AICC media and publicity department head Pawan Khera has said. In a post on X on Sunday, Khera said the horrific lynching is both heartbreaking and enraging. "In his final moments, as he was being mercilessly beaten with sticks and belts, the deceased young man remembered his last hope - Shri Rahul Gandhi," he said. "For Rahul ji, who represents Raebareli in Parliament and considers its people his family, this tragedy is deeply wounding. He has personally spoken to the father and brother of the deceased and stands in complete solidarity with them in this hour of unbearable grief," Khera said. "He (Gandhi) has also expressed his profound concern over the dangerous normalisation of lynching in India, vowing that such violent elements must face their legal end. Justice must be served," the Congress

Will strengthen 2018 guidelines to curb hate crimes in country: SC

The Supreme Court Friday said it will strengthen its 2018 guidelines for dealing with mob violence, hate speeches and lynching to ensure that culprits are dealt with equally, irrespective of their communities for their public utterances spreading bigotry. In a significant verdict on a plea by activist Tehseen Poonawalla, the top court had on July 7, 2018 issued a slew of guidelines to curb hate crimes, and directed states and union territories to take preventive and remedial measures like appointment of nodal officers in each district to keep a tab on such activities. The top court on Friday asked the Centre to collate details from states and UTs on compliance of its 2018 verdict in three weeks. The court asked the central government to inform it on the next date of hearing if the information is not received by then. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and SVN Bhatti asked the Ministry of Home Affairs to file a status report giving details of appointment of nodal officers by the state

US President Biden to sign bill making lynching a federal hate crime

President Joe Biden was signing a bill into law to make lynching a federal hate crime, more than 100 years after such legislation was first proposed.

Kapurthala lynching: Gurdwara caretaker arrested for murder

The incident had taken place at Nizampur village in Kapurthala on Sunday, a day after a similar case at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, where a man was lynched over an alleged sacrilege bid

A stark spectacle by any other name

It may be a stretch to compare this week's lynchings to the situation in Punjab in the 1980s, but they are a reminder of what can happen when politicians turn a blind eye to religious violence

Word 'lynching' practically unheard of before 2014, says Rahul Gandhi

The word lynching was practically unheard of before 2014 when the BJP came to power, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Twitter on Tuesday

Best of BS Opinion: Survival of the friendliest, seeds of a bleak future

Here is the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Saturday.

Lakimpur Kheri violence: Two more held for lynching, say police

The UP police SIT investigating the case arrested two more men

SKM reiterates demand for fair probe into lynching at Singhu border

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha reiterated its demand on Wednesday

Singhu border lynching: 3 sent to police remand, 2 SITs conducting probe

Three people allegedly involved in the lynching of a labourer at a farmers' protest site near Singhu border were remanded to six days in police custody

Singhu border: One more arrested in connection with lynching, says police

A second arrest was made on Saturday in connection with the lynching of a Dalit man at a farmers' protest site at the Singhu border, police said

15 Dalit outfits meet NCSC chairman, seek action in Singhu killing case

Fifteen organizations of Dalit community met Vijay Sampla, Chairman of National Commission for Scheduled Castes, and handed over complaints demanding strict action over murder near Singhu border

Singhu border lynching case: Accused sent to police remand for a week

The court remanded Sarabjit Singh, arrested in connection with the lynching of a man at the farmers' protest site at Singhu border, in police custody for seven days.

Man killed at farmers' protest site; parties condemn violence

The victim, Lakhbir Singh, a labourer from Cheema Khurd village in Punjab's Tarn Taran and aged around 35 years, police said

Lakhimpur case: Centre must take action, says brother of lynched BJP worker

Shubham was one of the three BJP workers lynched by farmers after a car belonging to Ajay Mishra mowed down four of them during an anti-farm law protest in Tikunia

'Incidents' at Lakhimpur: Nobody won after the violence in the tiny hamlet

Nitin Kumar travelled to report on the political dilemma before the state government, which is facing pressure from both farmers and the BJP

How China's influencers are promoting a culture of online lynching

New Delhi, Aug 16: Chinese internet users had called for a boycott of H&M, Nike, Burberry, Adidas and a few other western fashion brands, when the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and the European Union announced sanctions on Chinese officers over Beijings treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang in March 2021. Tracy Wen liu of Foreign Policy Magazine reports that one of her old friends, an engineer living in Jiangsu province, had expressed his frustration that people kept purchasing items from these brands on WeChat and received support from a few others with a similar mindset.