Assam court convicts 20, acquits 25 in mob lynching case of Nilotpal Das and Abhijit NathA Nagaon court has convicted 20 individuals in the lynching of Abhijit Nath and Nilotpal Das. This verdict comes eight years after the inci...
21 Apr, 2026, 10.03 AM IST
All 13 get life imprisonment in father-son murder case in MurshidabadThirteen people received life sentences in Murshidabad, West Bengal. They were convicted for the murder of Haragobindo Das and his son Chan...
23 Dec, 2025, 11.54 PM IST
13 get life term for lynching of father-son in Murshidabad during protests over Waqf Amendment ActSpecial public prosecutor Bivas Chatterjee said this is the country's second conviction in a mob lynching case and first in West Bengal.
23 Dec, 2025, 07.21 PM IST
10 people get life term in 2018 Hapur mob lynching caseTen persons were sentenced to life imprisonment for the 2018 Hapur mob lynching case. The victims were assaulted due to a rumour of cow sla...
13 Mar, 2024, 12.51 AM IST
New criminal laws get Parliament nod, Rajya Sabha passes bills with voice voteHit-and-run cases will be punishable by 10 years' imprisonment while a lenient view is taken in cases of road accidents where the accused a...
22 Dec, 2023, 12.03 PM IST
Govt proposes trial in absentia, ex parte conviction of fugitivesn the proposed changes, the government has included strict action for mob lynching and snatching, as well as a 10-year jail for sexual rela...
12 Aug, 2023, 11.03 PM IST
Jharkhand: Ten years of rigorous imprisonment for 10 in Tabrez Ansari lynching casePronouncing the quantum of punishment on Wednesday amid tight security through video conferencing, the court awarded 10 years of rigorous i...
06 Jul, 2023, 04.26 PM IST
Messaging from Bihar, politics above law?In 1994, the court found Mohan guilty of leading a mob and lynching Gopalganj district magistrate G Krishnaiah. Mohan subsequently facilita...
26 Apr, 2023, 10.49 PM IST
IAS Association writes to Bihar deploring release of convict in Gopalganj DM's murder caseThe Bihar government, earlier today, issued a notification regarding the release of 27 prisoners including former Lok Sabha MP Anand Mohan ...
25 Apr, 2023, 09.05 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
Bill against lynching introduced in Rajasthan AssemblyThe Rajasthan Protection from Lynching Bill, 2019 puts those who conspire or help in the act in the same category as those who commit mob l...
30 Jul, 2019, 08.20 PM IST
View: High-tech policing can help nail and jail culprits behind mob violenceNon-violence may have succeeded under the British Raj, nothing succeeds like violence in independent India.
29 Jul, 2018, 11.06 AM IST
Lynch mobs are an Indian problem, not Whatsapp'sDozens have been lynched, either on suspicion of stealing kids, or they were believed to be killing cows.
18 Jul, 2018, 04.54 PM IST
Harvard Vs Hazaribagh: Jayant Sinha and how educated politicians line up behind the mobYet it is the same Jayant Sinha who today finds himself in an ugly controversy, targeted as a bigot and apologist for communal violence.
18 Jul, 2018, 11.12 AM IST
BJP man, 10 others get life for Jharkhand ‘gau raksha’ killingThe 12th person involved in the lynching is a minor and the prosecution has asked the juvenile justice board to treat him as an adult as he...
22 Mar, 2018, 11.17 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
- Ex-MP sentenced to death for murder, wife gets life sentence
A Patna court handed out death sentence to former MP Anand Mohan and two others, besides awarding life sentence to four other convicts incl...
04 Oct, 2007, 12.55 AM IST