Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Tuesday confirmed that a man was lynched by a mob near Kudupu in Mangaluru after allegedly shouting "Pakistan Zindabad" during a cricket match, with around 10 people arrested in connection with the incident.
Samajwadi Party MP from Sambhal, Zia ur Rehman Barq, took a swipe at the distribution of the 'Saugat-e-Modi' kit, saying the gesture would have held more significance if all communities were treated equally and Constitutional rights remained intact.
The Supreme Court was hearing a plea that sought the court to oversee the alleged incidents of mob violence and lynching that are particularly incited by Cow vigilante groups.
"I feel alone and vulnerable. The accused are from the same area, and I constantly feel threatened. If the government and judiciary cannot protect me, then let them impose the President's Rule in this state," she said.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge sharply rejected Prime Minister Narendra Modi's claim that Congress is controlled by "Urban Naxals" and accused the BJP of being a party of terrorists responsible for lynchings and heinous crimes against Scheduled Castes (SCs) and tribals.
After a migrant worker from West Bengal was allegedly beaten to death in Haryana's Charkhi Dadri district over suspicions that he had eaten beef, police have increased security in the area to prevent further unrest or any untoward incident.
Decrying the surge in cases of mob lynching in Pakistan, Muneeb Qadir, an academician and practising lawyer termed it a 'dangerous mentality' that considers killing an individual is the only way to ensure justice.
The Chairman of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) Asad Iqbal Butt in a statement released on Saturday demanded that the federal government of Pakistan must take considerable and immediate action to prevent future mob killing or lynching incidents.
The victim, a tourist from Sialkot, was burned alive by an enraged crowd on Thursday as per a purported video of the incident that has been circulated on social media.