Fifty-five-year-old Pehlu Khan was attacked by alleged cow vigilantes in Alwar on the Jaipur-Delhi national highway, when he and five others were transporting cattle from a weekly market in Jaipur to their village in Nuh, Haryana. Khan died in the hospital... read more

Rajasthan became the second Congress-ruled state after Madhya Pradesh to make a law against mob lynching. read more

Union Minister Babul Supriyo wrote an open letter to the 49 celebrities who wrote to Prime Minister Modi, on July 23, demanding that “exemplary punishment” should be meted out “swiftly and surely” in lynching cases. read more

A bench led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi also issued notice to the National Human Rights Commission and the Union Ministry of Law and Justice on a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by a Delhi-based NGO, Anti-corruption Council of India... read more

Adoor Gopalakrishnan is one of the 49 celebrities who wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressing concern over the growing incidents of mob lynching and said of late “Jai Sri Ram” has turned into a “war cry.” read more

The Supreme Court had last year outlined the steps that need to be taken to deal with an increase in reported cases of mob violence. read more

The veteran director took the comments sportingly saying he was ready to go to the moon if he got a ticket. read more

Expressing concern over incidents of mob lynching in Rajasthan, CM Gehlot said, “Incidents like mob lynching disturb all...someone is killed because of a misunderstanding, which is very disturbing. Religion should be kept out of this.” read more

The BSP chief said the loss of lives due to lynching was a serious matter and alleged that the approach on the issue of BJP government at the centre was lackadaisical. read more

The 128-page report cited various cases of lynching in the state and recommended the immediate enactment of a law as per recommendations made by the Supreme Court in 2018. read more

After the battle of 1857 when Queen Victoria took command of India, deliberate and well-thought-out attempts were made to shatter the closely-knit social fabric of society. The Partition was also a result of these attempts. read more

The district and police administration, however, intervened soon and brought the situation under control. Police personnel have been deployed in area. read more

Minister of state for home affairs Nityanand Rai said that the Centre had issued advisories to states on July 4 last year, to keep a watch on the circulation of fake news which can incite violence. read more

Police have also arrested four more suspects, taking up the number of arrests in the case to five. read more

The minister’s comments came after AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi alleged that BJP and RSS have increased a sense of hatred against Muslims, saying they created a mindset where the minority community is looked down upon. read more