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30 arrested so far in Bidar lynching case
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Bidar (Karnataka) [India], July 16 (ANI): Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka G. Parameshwara said so far 30 people have been arrested in the Bidar lynching case where one was lynched to death and two others were injured by mob on suspicion of being child traffickers.
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Jayant Sinha expresses 'regret' over garlanding lynching convicts
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): After drawing criticism from all quarters, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha on Wednesday expressed regret over his recent act of garlanding eight people convicted of lynching a man to death.
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Rahul supports online petition to remove Jayant Sinha's Harvard alumni sta
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday urged his followers to support an online petition demanding Union Minister Jayant Sinha's Harvard Business School alumni status to be removed.
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Centre has become 'Lynch-Pujari': Congress
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): The Congress party on Sunday citicised Union Minister Jayant Sinha for garlanding eight men convicted for killing a meat trader and said that the central government has become "Lynch-Pujari" (those who worship somebody accused of lynching).
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Assam Rifles rescue three 'Sadhus' from lynching attempt
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Dima Hasao (Assam) [India], July 6 (ANI): The Assam Rifles personnel rescued three men - dressed like saints - at Mahur railway station in Assam's Dima Hasao district after a mob of nearly 500 people attacked them on the suspicion of being child lifters.
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Mob lynching: Centre directs states, UTs to take preventive measures
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): The Centre has asked the states and the Union Territories (UT) to take measures to prevent incidents of mob lynching fueled by rumours of child lifting.
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Remain accountable, responsible and vigilant: Centre to WhatsApp
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday asked owners of instant messaging app WhatsApp to work closely with the IT Ministry and remain "accountable, responsible and vigilant" towards ensuring that nobody misuses their platform.
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Mob lynching beyond law and order problem: SC
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): Terming cow vigilantism as `unacceptable' the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the state governments to prevent such incidents. It also stated that mob lynching is 'beyond law and order problem'.
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Atrocities on Dalits didn't occur during Vajpayee's rule: Congress
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Shimoga (Karnataka) [India] May 7 (ANI): Days ahead of the Karnataka Assembly Election, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said that during former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's rule incidents of mob lynching and atrocities on Dalits did not happen.
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Oppn. accuses Centre of encouraging Gau Rakshaks
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jul 31 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Monday witnessed a heated discussion over reported incidents of mob lynching across the country with Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge accusing the government of "indirectly encouraging groups like the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Bajran
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Lok Sabha to debate mob lynching tomorrow
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): The Lok Sabha will hold discussion on the situation arising out of atrocities and lynching in mob violence in the country tomorrow.
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Junaid Khan mob lynching: Notice sent to Haryana Government, Railways
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): A notice has been issued by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to the Railways and the Haryana Government in connection with the Junaid Khan mob lynching incident, on Wednesday.
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