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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.

After the communal violence in Nuh, Rapid Action Force (RAF) has been deployed in sector-57 near Tigra Village to maintain law & order, in Gurugram, India, on Sunday. (Photo by Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times)
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

Supreme Court of India (File Photo)
Updated on Jul 29, 2023 12:21 PM IST
ByAbraham Thomas

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

Rakbar Khan (File photo)
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.

Mohit Yadav alias Monu Manesar said he would appear before the police in Bharatpur whenever called upon for the ongoing investigation in the Bhiwani murder case. (HT Archive)
Updated on May 22, 2023 12:13 AM IST
BySuresh Foujdar

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.

Outside Monu Manesar’s house in Gurugram. (Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)
Updated on Mar 10, 2023 12:02 PM IST
ByLeena Dhankar and Dipankar Ghose, Manesar/nuh/gurugram

India 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

In 2018, the Supreme Court issued guidelines to curb acts of violence in the name of cow protection. States governments should have paid heed (ANI Picture Service)
Updated on Feb 28, 2023 08:45 AM IST
ByYashovardhan Azad

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.

Nasir and Junaid were allegedly abducted by cow vigilantes on Wednesday and were found dead on Thursday morning.
Published on Feb 19, 2023 06:13 AM IST
By, 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.

The charred bodies of two men, identified as Nasir, 25, and Junaid alias Juna, 35, were found in a Bolero car in Haryana’s Bhiwani.(ANI)
Published on Feb 17, 2023 03:17 PM IST
By, 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

Autopsy report out, cow rustler died of injuries sustained in accident, say cops
Published on Jan 31, 2023 12:09 AM IST
By, 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.

Madhya Pradesh saw an incident of mob lynching a few days ago in which a farmer was killed by villagers in Dhar(Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO)
Updated on Feb 09, 2020 10:02 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhopal | ByRanjan 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.

The cattle market at Dhanaula town in Barnala district, Punjab.(HT PHoto)
Published on Sep 18, 2019 12:35 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dhanaula (Barnala) | ByAvtar 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

The SC had directed Parliament to enact stern laws so as to provide “preventive, remedial and punitive measures” to deal with cow vigilantism and mob lynching. (Photo: Himanshu Vyas/HT)
Updated on Jun 27, 2019 07:32 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhopal | By

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.

Pathak said the three persons who were beaten up have also been arrested after about 140 kg of red meat, suspected to be beef, was seized from them. Possession and sale of beef is illegal in Madhya Pradesh.(HT Photo)
Updated on May 25, 2019 10:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times, JABALPUR/BHOPAL | By

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.

Paramilitary vehicles and personnel stand along a barricade during restrictions in the downtown area of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India on May 17, 2019. A complete shutdown is being observed in Kashmir following a separatist’s call for it against the recent killings in Kashmir(Waseem Andrabi/ Hindustan Times)
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.

Soon after the incident, family of the deceased attacked the Bhaderwah police station, damaged five vehicles and set afire a three wheeler, they said.(PTI FILE/ Representative Image)
Updated on May 16, 2019 04:29 PM IST

‘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.

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday again tried to compare the treatment of minorities in his country and India, saying these communities would be treated as equal citizens in “Naya Pakistan”, “unlike what is happening in India”.(AP)
Updated on Dec 25, 2018 07:23 PM IST
Islamabad | ByIndo 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

Vehicles set on fire by a mob during a protest over the alleged illegal slaughter of cattle, in Bulandshahr.(PTI Photo)
Updated on Dec 04, 2018 07:17 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Meerut | ByS 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.

According to the order, people will have to be cautioned that “mob lynching will invite serious consequences under the law” via scrolls on television and messages on radio.(Reuters Photo)
Published on Sep 28, 2018 11:01 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By

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.

A view of the Supreme Court in New Delhi.(Sonu Mehta/HT File Photo)
Updated on Sep 25, 2018 12:50 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT 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.

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said it is a crime to take law in one’s hands and there should be stringent punishment in such cases.(PTI)
Updated on Sep 19, 2018 07:39 PM IST
New Delhi | ByPress 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.

Vice president M Venkaiah Naidu during an interview with PTI at his residence in New Delhi.(PTI Photo)
Updated on Sep 09, 2018 03:39 PM IST
New Delhi | ByPress 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.

The Supreme Court had in July asked the Parliament to come up with an anti-lynching law to tackle cow vigilantism and lynch mobs while laying down preventive, remedial, and punitive measures(Reuters File Photo)
Updated on Sep 07, 2018 01:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By

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.

Members of All India Students Association (AISA) hold placards as they protest against the mob lynchings in the country, at Parliament street, in New Delhi, on Friday, June 22, 2018.(Burhaan Kinu/HT File Photo)
Updated on Aug 20, 2018 12:55 PM IST
New Delhi | ByPress 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’.

Kangana Ranaut photographed during
Updated on Aug 13, 2018 04:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By

Mamata Banerjee has set her sights on Delhi

But uniting a diverse front of anti-BJP parties won’t be easy

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a press conference over Assam’s National Register of Citizen (NRC) draft, in Howrah, July 30. Ever since she swept to power in West Bengal, Ms Banerjee has been trying to expand her footprint beyond her state.(PTI)
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”.

Relatives of Akbar Khan grieve after he died of injuries sustained due to being beaten up by alleged cow vigilantes in Rajasthan’s Alwar.(Sanjeev Verma/HT Photo)
Updated on Jul 24, 2018 08:27 PM IST
Hyderabad | ByPress 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.

The injured person was discharged from hospital after treatment and three of the accused were arrested.(Getty Images/Picture for representation)
Published on Jul 23, 2018 11:15 PM IST
Banihal (J&K) | ByPress 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.

Relatives mourn the death of Akbar Khan who was allegedly lynched on suspicion of cow smuggling in Rajasthan’s Alwar district.(Sanjeev Verma/HT Photo)
Updated on Jul 23, 2018 04:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By

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

The latest incident of the alleged lynching of a Muslim man in Rajasthan’s Alwar has once again put the spotlight on the district that falls in the Mewat region.(PTI File)
Updated on Jul 21, 2018 10:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jaipur | By

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.

On September 6 last year, the Supreme court had asked all the states to take stern measures to stop violence in the name of cow protection(Sonu Mehta/HT File Photo)
Updated on Jul 03, 2018 01:48 PM IST
PTI, New Delhi | By
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