12-year-old gang-raped, murdered in Bengal’s Baruipur; one lynched, two arrested
Two persons have so far been arrested in connection with the girl's murder, while another suspect was apprehended by local residents.
Two persons have so far been arrested in connection with the girl's murder, while another suspect was apprehended by local residents.
All three were subsequently admitted to the New Life Foundation rehab centre in Goalpara district in Assam.
In the face of a series of lynching cases in the recent days, a worried state government today ordered the police to step up vigil and take appropriate steps, according to provisions entailed in 2019 anti-lynching law that was passed in the state Assembly.
Today, Prasen Mondal, a 22-year-old youth suspected to be a thief, was beaten to death by some youths at Polenite under Electronics Complex police station.
A patrol team of Border Home Guards caught the duo felling trees in the Harsora area under Sariska DFC and manhandled them.
A mob in Manipur’s Imphal West district lynched a man to death suspecting him of vehicle theft.
Asks Principal Secretary of the Home department of the state government to file an affidavit giving details of the action taken in the lynching case
"If you are suspending people (for negligence), if you are opening them for inquiries, these things will make a difference in people's lives," she said.
Criticising the recent incident of lynching by self-proclaimed ‘Gau Rakshaks’ (cow vigilantes) in Alwar district of Rajasthan, Bengal chief minister…
Shashi Tharoor, the Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram, said that the Home Minister’s statement was “not satisfactory”.