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In Nuh clashes lurk old patterns of sectarianism
Law enforcement agencies mishandled communal violence in Nuh, Haryana, showing bias and inadequate response.
Published on Aug 07, 2023 10:10 PM IST
SC seeks response from Centre, 6 states on compensation for mob lynching victims
The Court directed automatic registration of FIR under Section 153A (promoting enmity between different groups) and directed states to prepare a compensation scheme for victims of lynching/mob violence
Updated on Jul 29, 2023 12:21 PM IST
Rakbar Khan’s family slams 7-year jail term for 4, vows to continue fight
“The decision has brought some peace to us, but we intend to go to the Supreme Court to get justice,” said Rakbar’s brother
Updated on May 26, 2023 06:18 AM IST
Bhiwani double murder: Monu Manesar, 20 others named in FIR
The charred bodies of Junaid and Nasir — both cousins — were found inside the four-wheeler in Haryana’s Bhiwani district on February 16.
Updated on May 22, 2023 12:13 AM IST
Bhiwani killings: How pride intertwines with fear, ‘gau raksha’ in Haryana
From grainy videos of high-speed chases to pitched gun battles, from villages that take pride in enforcing a controversial law to villages living in fear of being targeted: Inside the politics of cow protection in the state.
Updated on Mar 10, 2023 12:02 PM IST
, Manesar/nuh/gurugram
Leena Dhankar and Dipankar GhoseIndia should rein in cow vigilante groups
Disband such outfits, pursue cases against them, provide scientific tools to the police and provide IDs for cows. Inter-state cooperation will be vital in this effort
Updated on Feb 28, 2023 08:45 AM IST
Haryana Police refused to take Nasir, Junaid's custody: Accused's shocking claim
Rinku Saini's claim, however, matches the statement of Mohammad Jabir, a relative of the deceased, that the two were first taken to the Firozpur Jhirka police station in Haryana but the police refused to take their custody.
Published on Feb 19, 2023 06:13 AM IST
Aniruddha Dhar, New Delhi
One accused in custody after charred bodies of 2 Rajasthan men found in Haryana
Rajasthan and Haryana Police are acting in coordination, said Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot.
Published on Feb 17, 2023 03:17 PM IST
HT News Desk, New Delhi
Autopsy report out, cow rustler died of injuries sustained in accident, say cops
The Nuh police on Monday said a suspected cow smuggler, who died on Saturday following a chase by cow vigilantes that ended in the smugglers’ car colliding with a van, had succumbed to internal injuries allegedly sustained in the accident, as per the post-mortem report that came on Monday evening
Published on Jan 31, 2023 12:09 AM IST
Debashish Karmakar, Gurugram
MP house panel on mob lynching has not met even once
The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) maintains the amendment is aimed to target the cow protectors and shield those involved in cow slaughter and transportation.
Updated on Feb 09, 2020 10:02 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhopal |
Ranjan Srivastava
Cattle traders from other states stop buying cows at century-old Punjab cattle market
The impact of the fear of the cow vigilantes is massive in terms of numbers. Organisers and traders claim that only 15-20 cows are being sold at each Pashu Mandi, down from the hundreds that were sold before the atmosphere of fear took over.
Published on Sep 18, 2019 12:35 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dhanaula (Barnala) |
Avtar Singh
Madhya Pradesh approves law to punish cow vigilantes
In July 2018, a Supreme Court bench headed by the then chief justice Dipak Misra had said, “horrendous acts of mobocracy” cannot be allowed to overrun the law of the land
Updated on Jun 27, 2019 07:32 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhopal | HT Correspondent
5 ‘cow vigilantes’ held for assaulting 3 in MP
Seoni superintendent of police Lalit Shakyawar said an FIR has been registered against them under various IPC sections.
Updated on May 25, 2019 10:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times, JABALPUR/BHOPAL | HT Correspondent
Curfew continues in violence-hit Jammu town for second day
The curfew was imposed in Bhaderwah town after a man was shot by some unidentified gunmen on Thursday morning.
Published on May 18, 2019 01:46 AM IST
Curfew in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bhaderwah after one person killed in firing
While officials were trying to ascertain the reason behind the firing incident, relatives of the deceased Nayeem alleged he was a victim of cow vigilantism, police said.
Updated on May 16, 2019 04:29 PM IST
Jammu | Ravi Krishnan Khajuria
‘Pakistan will treat minorities as equals’: Imran Khan’s latest jibe at India
The controversy over the issue started when actor Naseeruddin Shah lamented the rise of mob violence in India over cow vigilantism and expressed fear over rising religious intolerance in the country.
Updated on Dec 25, 2018 07:23 PM IST
Islamabad |
Indo Asian News Service
Cow vigilantism: Cop, villager killed in Bulandshahr clashes; UP sets up probe team
Protesters, including members of right-wing groups, clashed with securitymen and set their vehicles and a police post on fire in the three-hour rampage after reports of cow slaughter at Mahaw village on Sunday night
Updated on Dec 04, 2018 07:17 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Meerut |
S Raju
Govt directs AIR, DD to run warning messages on mob violence
The information and broadcasting ministry has issued a direction to public broadcasters, Doordarshan and All India Radio, to carry messages to caution people about the consequences of mob lynching.
Published on Sep 28, 2018 11:01 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Smriti Kak Ramachandran
SC asks states, union territories to comply with its order on cow vigilantism, lynchings
Supreme Court took note of the fact that eight states are yet to file reports indicating the compliance of its July 17 verdict to deal with mob violence and cow vigilantism.
Updated on Sep 25, 2018 12:50 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
HT Correspondent
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat pitches for cow protection, disapproves violence
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday pitched for protection of cows but disapproved going against the law in the name of vigilantism.
Updated on Sep 19, 2018 07:39 PM IST
New Delhi |
Press Trust of India
Those involved in lynchings can’t call themselves nationalists: Venkaiah Naidu
Vice president Venkaiah Naidu also expressed anguish over the politicisation of incidents of lynchings, saying such cases should not be linked with political parties.
Updated on Sep 09, 2018 03:39 PM IST
New Delhi |
Press Trust of India
SC asks states to file report on dealing with cow vigilantism, lynchings within one week
The court noted that only 11 states and seven union territories had filed compliance reports.
Updated on Sep 07, 2018 01:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
SC seeks Rajasthan government’s reply on contempt plea in Alwar lynching case
The SC bench was hearing a contempt plea seeking contempt action against the Rajasthan government in the case of mob lynching of Rakbar Khan at Alwar.
Updated on Aug 20, 2018 12:55 PM IST
New Delhi |
Press Trust of India
Slammed for controversial statements on lynching, Kangana Ranaut stands by what she said
Kangana Ranaut, in an interaction with Isha Foundation’s Sadhguru, had said that while cow ought to be protected, every time lynching happens, she felt ‘heartbroken’.
Updated on Aug 13, 2018 04:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times | HT Correspondent
Mamata Banerjee has set her sights on Delhi
But uniting a diverse front of anti-BJP parties won’t be easy
Updated on Jul 31, 2018 06:21 PM IST
Lynching won’t stop till cow gets status of Rashtra Mata: Hyderabad BJP MLA
T Raja Singh Lodh, BJP MLA of Goshamahal in Hyderabad, said in a video message on a social networking website on Sunday that he does not want “khoon-kharaba” (bloodletting) on cow protection, but if lynching has to stop, cow must be declared “Mother of the Nation”.
Updated on Jul 24, 2018 08:27 PM IST
Hyderabad |
Press Trust of India
Man shepherding buffalo beaten up in J&K, incident not linked to vigilantism, say police
A 65-year-old man was allegedly attacked by a family while he was taking a buffalo to his home in Jammu and Kashmir’s Banihal, police said on Monday, dismissing social media reports linking the incident to cow vigilantism. Three of the accused were arrested, police said.
Published on Jul 23, 2018 11:15 PM IST
Banihal (J&K) |
Press Trust of India
Centre seeks report from Rajasthan govt on Alwar lynching
The deceased, 28-year-old Akbar Khan, was thrashed by a group of people on suspicion of being a cow smuggler in Lalawandi village in Alwar on Saturday.
Updated on Jul 23, 2018 04:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Alwar lynching: Activists says cow vigilantism rising with BJP ascent
Mewat, comprising Alwar and Bharatpur districts, has emerged as the epicentre of cow-related crimes and activists say such crimes have risen in tandem with the ascent of the BJP government at the Centre and in the state
Updated on Jul 21, 2018 10:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jaipur | HT Correspondent
States have to check mob violence: Supreme Court on pleas against cow vigilantism
The Supreme Court bench observed that the instances of cow vigilantism were actually mob violence, which is a crime.
Updated on Jul 03, 2018 01:48 PM IST
PTI, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
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