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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.

Assam court convicts 25 people for lynching elderly doctor in 2019

The Jorhat District and Sessions Judge in Assam on Monday convicted 25 people in connection with the lynching of a 73-year old medical officer of a hospital in Teok Tea Estate in the district in August last 2019. District and Sessions Judge of Jorhat, Robin Phukan, pronounced the judgement and convicted all the 25 people under different sections of the IPC and the Assam Medicare Service Persons & Medicare Service Institutions (Prevention of Violence & Damage to Property) Act, 2011. During the trial, one accused died in custody and judgement against him was kept in abeyance. The quantum of punishment would be declared on October 19, court sources said. The incident had happened on August 31, 2019 when Senior Medical Officer Deben Dutta was assaulted by a mob, which severely injured him, leading to his death. The angry mob had also vandalised hospital property following death of a garden worker undergoing medical treatment there. Reacting to the verdict, Dutta's ...

Cops found negligent in Palghar lynching case punished, Supreme Court told

Maharashtra Police has informed SC it has punished the delinquent policemen in connection with the lynching of three people, including two sadhus, in the state's Palghar district earlier this year

Maha govt opposes transfer of Palghar lynching case to CBI; files affidavit

The Maharashtra government on Monday filed an affidavit before the Supreme Court and opposed the transfer of the Palghar lynching case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)

Palgarh lynchings case: Cop sacked, 2 more 'compulsorily retired'

In a stringent punishment, the Maharashtra government has dismissed one suspended cop and slapped compulsory retirement on two others in a fallout of the April 16 Palghar lynching case

Palghar lynching case: SC asks Maha govt to file status report on inquiry

The three victims were travelling in a car to attend a funeral in Surat in Gujarat amid the nationwide lockdown when their vehicle was stopped and they were attacked and killed by a mob

Palghar lynching: SC asks Maha govt to file reply on plea seeking NIA probe

The state government, on the other hand, opposed the plea saying similar matters are already pending before the Bombay High Court

Only Rajasthan and Manipur have passed bills to check lynching: LS informed

Union minister of state for home Nityananda Rai said the Centre, following a Supreme Court directive, has issued two advisories to state governments to check incidents of lynching

RSS volunteers work to stop incidents like lynching, says Mohan Bhagwat

"We condemn all forms of violence. Swayamsewaks work to stop such incidents. If a swayamsevak (volunteer) is found guilty, we will disown him and law should take its own course," he said

Letter to BS: Tabrez Ansari case does no credit to criminal justice system

Jharkhand police has shown utter lack of professionalism and naked partisanship

Hard-hitting crisis

Assaults on public servants are becoming mainstream

Karwan-e-Mohabbat is helping families of lynch-mob victims cope with grief

The emergent stories from the Karwan are heart-wrenching and yet inspirational

Rajnath for bringing law against lynching, but only if it is necessary

The Home Minister said the government on Monday formed a panel that would suggest measures to stop mob violence in the country

BJP is working overtime to transform Hindustan into Lynchistan: Congress

The Congress alleged that BJP is also trying to "lynch" the Supreme Court's judgment that highlighted the need for a strict law

Lynching upsurge: At least 18 people killed in 8 states since May 23

From Tripura to Telangana, several states across the country witnessed mob attacks in the last few months over one reason or the other

Opposition targets govt over lynchings, Congress attacks PM Modi

Prime minister was doing nothing to restrain cow vigilantes: Kapil Sibal

Lynching in the name of cow protection is against Hindutva, says Shiv Sena

Shiv Sena urged PM Modi to form a national policy on beef

BJP leader, 2 others held in Jharkhand lynching over suspected beef trade

The 40-year-old was beaten to death by a mob on suspicion that he was carrying beef in his vehicle

Anatomy of a Lynching

A lynching is a public spectacle; it demands an audience

ITI student murder: TMC leader Tapas Mallick arrested

Kaushik Purkait was lynched to death by a mob three days ago on the suspicion of being a cattle smuggler