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Pakistan court awards death sentence to 6 in Priyantha Kumara lynching
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 18 (ANI): A Pakistani court on Monday awarded the death sentence to six and handed life imprisonment to seven as it announced its verdict in Sri Lankan citizen Priyantha Kumara's lynching case that had sparked nationwide outrage.
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Two held for lynching youth on suspicion of cattle lifting in Tripura vill
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Sepahijala (Tripura) [India], March 29 (ANI): Tripura Police on Tuesday arrested two persons for lynching a 26-year-old man over suspicion of cattle lifting in the Sepahijala district.
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BJP backs Jharkhand Governor over returning mob lynching bill
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 18 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajya Sabha MP from Jharkhand and State BJP President Deepak Prakash on Friday welcomed the Governor's decision to return the bill against mob lynching saying that this was done as it was illegal.
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Jharkhand Governor returns 'Prevention of Mob Violence and Mob Lynching Bi
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], March 18 (ANI): Jharkhand Governor Ramesh Bais on Thursday returned the draft of the 'Prevention of Mob Violence and Mob Lynching Bill, 2021' passed by the state assembly in December last year, to the state government with suggestions.
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Tripura: 48-year-old man accused of molesting minor girl lynched to death
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Dhalai (Tripura) [India], March 16 (ANI): A 48-year-old man accused of molesting a minor girl has been allegedly lynched to death in Gandacherra village of Tripura's Dhalai district on Wednesday.
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Centre seeks clarifications on Rajasthan, Manipur lynching bills
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI): The Centre has sought clarifications from the Governments of Rajasthan and Manipur on their respective anti-lynching bills, informed Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Tuesday in Lok Sabha.
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Pakistan's anti-terrorism court indicts 89 accused in Sialkot lynching cas
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 13 (ANI): Pakistani's anti-terrorism court on Saturday indicted 89 individuals involved in the lynching of a Sri Lankan national Priyantha Kumara Diyawadanage in Sialkot over blasphemy allegations last year.
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Minorities in Pakistan fear mob lynching over blasphemy accusations
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 10 (ANI): Regular episodes of attacks on the minorities' properties and their religious places on fake or inadvertent blasphemy charges in Pakistan have been occurring on daily basis.
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Mob attempts to lynch man over alleged blasphemy in Pakistan's Punjab prov
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 15 (ANI): A mob in Pakistan's Punjab province attempted to lynch a man over alleged blasphemy in Muzaffargarh city.
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Pakistan government fans 'toxicity, regressive' narratives in societies wh
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 15 (ANI): Pakistan government fans toxicity and regressive narratives in the society which lead to extremism in the country and result in the surge of cases of lynching over blasphemy and similar incidents, reported local media.
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85 held for lynching man for blasphemy in Pakistan's Punjab
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], February 14 (ANI): At least 85 people have been arrested for lynching a mentally deranged man in a village of Khanewal district in Pakistan's Punjab province for alleged blasphemy, according to local media.
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Pakistan: Man lynched to death for allegedly desecrating Quran
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], February 13 (ANI): A mob stoned a middle-aged man to death in a village of Khanewal district in Pakistan's Punjab province for allegedly desecrating the Quran on Saturday.
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