Following the mob violence in Murshidabad district against the Waqf (Amendment) Act, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Saugata Roy stated that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has called a meeting to pacify the Muslim community.
In wake of mob violence in Murshidabad in which three people were killed, West Bengal Leader of Opposition and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari said raised apprehension that Hindus were not safe in the state and situation is very serious, delicate.
Three people were killed in Dhuliyan in the aftermath of mob violence against the Waqf (Amendment) Act in Murshidabad district, West Bengal Police said.
A major concern raised in the report is the widespread use of social media to incite violence, particularly in cases of blasphemy. The HRCP report points to two notable mob attacks on the Christian community in Jaranwala and Sargodha, which were fuelled by social media posts.
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.
BJP leaders including MLA Agnimitra Paul and actor-turned-politician Roopa Ganguly staged a protest on Friday against the rape and murder of a woman doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
Days after a violent mob ransacked RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata police arrested 19 miscreants allegedly involved in the mob violence at the hospital premises on Wednesday night.
Dozens of foreign students, including Pakistani students, were injured in mob violence around student hostels in Kyrgyzstan's capital, Bishkek, ARY News reported.
After Pakistan advises students in the Kyrgyz Republic to stay indoors as mob violence continues against international students, Pakistan Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesperson Mumtaz Baloch said that a demarche has been made with Kyrgyzstan at the instructions of Deputy Prime Minister Ish
Following the mob violence against international students in Bishkek, the Indian Embassy in Kyrgyzstan advised the Indian students to stay indoors and to get in touch with the Indian embassy.
Delhi LG V K Saxena has approved the amendment in the Delhi Victims Compensation Scheme 2018 which will enable the provision of compensation to the victims of mob violence and lynching. The proposal was submitted by the Delhi Government after a delay of five years as the Supreme Court in 201
The central government has informed the Supreme Court that 28 States and Union Territories have appointed nodal officers in compliance with its guidelines to prevent mob violence and lynching following hate speech incidents.