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Centre issues advisory to states to check Mob violence, Lynching

Odisha News Insight Jul 25, 2018 0

The Central government on Tuesday asked states to appoint nodal officers of the rank of Superintendent of Police in each district to monitor social media content and conduct publicity and awareness campaigns to check incidences of mob…

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SC agrees to hear contempt plea in Alwar lynching case

Odisha News Insight Jul 23, 2018 0

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a contempt plea against the Rajasthan government for violating court directives in a mob lynching case in Alwar district last week. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar…

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Suspected Cow Vigilantes beat man to death in Rajasthan

Odisha News Insight Jul 21, 2018 0

A 28-year-old man has been beaten to death by suspected cow vigilantes in Rajasthan's Alwar district, police said on Saturday. Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje condemned the Friday night incident in which some villagers caught and beat up…

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Agnivesh seeks judicial probe into his thrashing

Odisha News Insight Jul 18, 2018 0

Social activist Swami Agnivesh on Wednesday demanded a judicial probe into his thrashing by suspected rightwing activists and said the attack was pre-planned. "The attack on me was pre-planned," Agnivesh told the media at Ranchi. "The…

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SC condemns mob lynching, asks Parliament to make law

Odisha News Insight Jul 17, 2018 0

ONI Bureau: The Supreme Court on Tuesday condemned mob lynching incidents across the country and asked Parliament to make a law to curb this crime. Supreme Court said, "no citizen can take law into their own hands. In case of fear and…

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Centre asks States, UTs to prevent mob lynching

Odisha News Insight Jul 5, 2018 0

The Union Home Ministry has issued an advisory to states and Union Territories (UTs) asking them to take measures to prevent incidents of mob lynching fuelled by rumours of child lifting circulating on social media, an official said on…

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Angry Mob lynch a Thief in Bhawanipatna, Odisha

Odisha News Insight Oct 19, 2015 0

By Rajeev Lochan Rathan, Bhawanipatna, Oct 19: A suspected thief was lynched by irate mob here on Saturday night. A policeman was also critically injured in the incident while trying to save the suspected person from the angry mob. After…