Lucknow: One of the prime accused in the killing of police Inspector Subodh Kumar Singh during a mob violence in December in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr was arrested on Tuesday, police said. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Prabhakar Chowdhary told IANS the accused — Kalua, was arrested from a far-flung village[Read More…]
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I said what I did as a worried Indian: Naseeruddin Shah
Ajmer: Actor Naseeruddin Shah, who has courted controversy with his views on the rising mob violence in the country, finds it strange that something he voiced as a “worried Indian” has caused a hullabaloo. Asked about being slammed for saying that “poison” has spread in the Indian society where at[Read More…]
2 arrested for Bulandshahr violence
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Police on Tuesday arrested two men and detained four in connection with a mob violence in Bulandshahr district that led to two deaths, including that of an inspector, police said. According to the First Information Report (FIR), 28 persons have been named while 60 persons have[Read More…]
Class 9 student gang raped, attempts suicide in Bihar’s Lakhisarai
Patna: A gang-raped Class 9 student was seriously injured on Friday after she leapt from a building and landed on high voltage wire in Bihar’s Lakhisarai district, triggering mob violence, police said. The victim was battling for life after jumping from the roof of a three-storey building in Chitranjan where[Read More…]
Three men thrashed in Bihar on suspicion of transporting beef
Bihar was till now a state away from mob violence, killing and lynching in the name of cow. However, soon after BJP govt entered the state, such incidents have been reported. Three persons were thrashed and handed over to police on suspicion of transporting beef. Reacting over the incident CPIM said,[Read More…]
Alwar lynching case ‘a painful incident’, NHRC issues notice to Centre, Rajasthan govt
Calling the Alwar lynching case as a painful incident, National Human Rights Commission on Friday issued notices to the Centre and the Rajasthan government for the ‘serious violation’ of human rights by ‘self proclaimed’ volunteers. The commission has asked for a detailed report of the matter and also enquired about the[Read More…]
4 arrested for attacking couple who threw stone at cow
Delhi Police on Tuesday arrested four persons for allegedly attacking a couple after the woman allegedly hurled a stone at a cow in south Delhi’s Kusum Pahadi area. The incident happened on March 31 when Jaishankar and his wife Sharmila, who live in slums in Savitri Camp, were going to[Read More…]
African envoys slam racial attack on students
African Group Head of Missions in New Delhi has expressed displeasure over the attack on African students in Greater Noida. Calling the attack as xenophobic and racial, the organisation said that “sufficient and visible deterring measures” were not taken by the government. “(We) strongly condemn the incident and express deep concern[Read More…]