"We Pleaded, They Were Determined": Cop On Mob

The image of a policeman in Karnataka's Bidar pleading with a 2000-strong mob to spare the lives of three men who they suspected were child kidnappers contrasts the viral photograph from Uttar Pradesh's Hapur. The photograph from last month showed a ... Mob lynching: IT ministry may speak to WhatsApp again over steps to curb rumoursTimes of India The mob that hatesThe Indian Express Lynching and a lawThe Hindu The Telegraph India -NPR -Economic Times -The Quint

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Mob lynching: IT ministry may speak to WhatsApp again over steps to curb rumours

NEW DELHI: The IT ministry is of the view that WhatsApp has not addressed all concerns raised by the government on curbing fake messages that incite mob lynching incidents, and may reach out to the messaging platform again in a few days, a senior

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The IT Ministry is of the view that WhatsApp has not addressed all concerns raised by the government on curbing fake messages that incite mob lynching incidents, and may reach out to the messaging platform again in a few days, a senior official said today. "We Pleaded, They Were Determined": Cop On Mob-Killing Of Hyderabad ManNDTV WhatsApp Payments formal launch could see a delay over the fake news issue: ReportFirstpost How This Karnataka Cop Saved 2 Men From Being Lynched in BidarThe Quint The Hans India -NPR

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Supreme Court order on mob lynching strong, but new law will be useless unless existing rules are enforced

A Supreme Court bench, headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, termed incidents of mob lynching in India as 'horrendous acts of mobocracy' and observed that individual citizens cannot take law into their hands. The bench, while directing Parliament to

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Swami Agnivesh attacked by mob in Jharkhand

PAKUR: Self-proclaimed spiritual and social activist Swami Agnivesh was assaulted by a mob while on a visit to Pakur district of Jharkhand, allegedly by activists of BJP's youth wing Yuva Morcha, according to news agency ANI. In the video footage

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Mob lynching: 'Draft new legislation to stop people taking law into own hands', says SC to Parliament

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday condemned lynching incidents and recommended to Parliament to enact a separate law to punish offenders participating in lynching. It also said that horrendous acts of mobocracy cannot be tolerated and ... SC tells Parliament to bring special law against lynchingThe Hindu "Mobocracy Can't Become New Norm": Supreme Court On Cow VigilantismNDTV Supreme Court asks Parliament to create law against lynching; CJI Dipak Misra says 'mobocracy' can't take overDaily News & Analysis The Indian Express -The New Indian Express -Economic Times -News18

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Mob slaughters nearly 300 crocodiles in wildlife preserve after Indonesia man is killed

A mob in Indonesia armed with knives, hammers and clubs slaughtered nearly 300 crocodiles at a wildlife sanctuary after a man was killed by one of the reptiles. Basar Manullang, the head of the local Natural Resources and Conservation Agency in West ... Mob in Indonesia slaughters 300 crocodiles in revenge killingCNN Angered By Attack, Mob Slaughters Hundreds Of Crocodiles In IndonesiaNPR Hundreds of Crocodiles Slaughtered in Retaliation for Attack on a Villager in IndonesiaTIME

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Angered By Attack, Mob Slaughters Hundreds Of Crocodiles In Indonesia

A mob in Indonesia has slaughtered nearly 300 crocodiles at a wildlife sanctuary in retaliation for a local man who was reportedly killed by one of the reptiles. The incident occurred in Sorong, on the far western tip of West Papua province. According

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Techie Beaten To Death By Mob In Karnataka After WhatsApp Rumours

A 32-year-old software engineer was beaten to death and four others - one of them a Qatar national -- were seriously injured over WhatsApp-driven rumours of child kidnapping in Karnataka's Bidar. The police said the mob frenzy started after the man

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