Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said that anyone who raises pro-Pakistan slogans is committing an act of "treason". Siddaramaiah spoke on the Kodagu mob lynching incident and stated that a probe is going on in the matter and 15 people have been arrested as of now.
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.
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.
An alleged mob lynching incident in Karachi has gained traction this week in Pakistan, in which Shahzad, an individual from the nursing profession living in Karachi, and a native of the Ghizer area of Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan (PoGB) lost his life, reported Pamir Times.
The BCI recognised the introduction of provisions addressing contemporary challenges, including the categorization of mob lynching as a separate offence, encompassing hate crimes based on race, caste, community, sex, language, or place of birth. Effective implementation and victim support wi
The recently passed Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023, has included a provision for the death penalty for those committing the crime of mob lynching.