States’ views sought on need for mob lynching lawThe 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...
04 Dec, 2019, 11.52 PM IST
Committee to suggest necessary amendments in IPC, CrPC to curb mob lynchingAmid demand by members for a separate law to curb mob lynching, Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said in Rajya Sabha that the governmen...
04 Dec, 2019, 02.20 PM IST
Pehlu Khan lynching: Priyanka hopes for justice under new Rajasthan lawAn Alwar court on Wednesday had acquitted all six accused in the lynching of Pehlu Khan two years ago.
16 Aug, 2019, 12.37 PM IST
Lynching: SC notice to centre, states for non-implementation of its directionsThe directions were passed on the PIL by Congress activist Tehsin Poonavall who had brought the issue of rising incidents of mob lynching a...
26 Jul, 2019, 06.19 PM IST
Jharkhand lynching: Rahul Gandhi says silence of powerful voices in BJP-ruled central, state govts shockingThe Congress president used the hashtag 'India Against Lynch Terror' with his tweet.
25 Jun, 2019, 08.54 PM IST
View: Put an end to lynch mobsThe government must make it crystal clear that anyone who takes the law into their hands would face the full wrath of the state.
24 Jun, 2019, 06.10 PM IST
Supreme Court asks states, UTs to comply with its order on cow vigilantism, mob lynchingThe Supreme Court Monday asked all states and Union Territories to comply with its directions on curbing cow vigilantism and mob lynching.
24 Sep, 2018, 04.29 PM IST
Law ministry to decide if new bill needed to curb lynchingsThe meeting was presided over by Narcotics Control Bureau director general Abhay. Home secretary Rajiv Gauba also participated in the proce...
04 Aug, 2018, 09.27 AM IST
If necessary, government will enact anti-lynching law: Rajnath SinghResponding to the opposition criticism in the Lower House, Union home minister Rajnath Singh said, if necessary, the government would enact...
25 Jul, 2018, 06.31 AM IST
Due to ‘legal documentation’ didn’t take Rakbar straight to hospital: ASI to SeniorsLapses and negligence like this have been common in the handling of lynching cases, besides slow trials such as in the murder cases of Moha...
24 Jul, 2018, 07.00 AM IST
- 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 p...
05 Aug, 2017, 07.05 PM IST
Don’t have selective amnesia on lynchings: Union HRD minister Prakash JavadekarParticipating in the debate on lynchings by so-called cow protectors, Javadekar said any form of killing by a group should be strongly cond...
21 Jul, 2017, 01.37 AM IST
Amid tensions, activists propose new law against lynchingThe activists, who would unveil the draft on Friday, would write to PM Narendra Modi asking him to introduce the legislation in the forthco...
06 Jul, 2017, 01.11 AM IST
No report sought on Haryana, Jharkhand lynchings: GovernmentA home ministry spokesperson said normal law and order issues are handled by the state governments with little scope for the Centre's role.
29 Jun, 2017, 11.49 AM IST
JNU students, teachers appeal to VC to take stand for studentsMeanwhile, a meeting of top varsity officials called by Vice Chancellor Jagdesh Kumar is underway in which the future course of action is l...
22 Feb, 2016, 03.18 PM IST
MPs question Nagaland government's role in Dimapur lynchingRaising the issue during Zero Hour, Sharad Yadav wondered whether the Nagaland govt was "sleeping" when a mob of about 10,000 persons gathe...
10 Mar, 2015, 04.41 PM IST
Lynching in Dimapur: Rape or no rape? Government awaits medical reportsThe Nagaland government has conveyed that 63 police personnel were injured in the incident and 13 police vehicles were either damaged or bu...
09 Mar, 2015, 08.26 PM IST