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Mob lynching in pictures: 7 instances of gau rakshaks taking the law into their own hands
Lynching now seems to have become the new normal in the country with the increased number of such cases that have gained immense traction since the 2015. After a the ban on beef in Maharashatra incidents of lynching came to light. In most of the cases reported, cow vigilantism has become a regular excuse.
DNA Web Team | Jul 21, 2018, 04:52 PM IST
1.Ayub Khan Lynching Case on June 23, 2017 in J&K
Police officer Mohammed Ayub Pandith was lynched by an angry mob after he allegedly opened fire at a group of people who caught him clicking pictures near a mosque.
PHOTO CREDITS: Zee
2.Durgapur Lynching Case on 26th June, 2017
Two days before Eid, three Muslim youth were lynched in Durgapur village, West Bengal, by a mob of gau rakshaks over suspicion of cow theft.
PHOTO CREDITS: PTI
3.Guwahati Lynching Case
A mob allegedly lynched two men in Nagaon district of Assam, after they were suspected to be cattle thieves. This was the first case of cow vigilantes going to such extremes in the state.
4.Hapur Lynching Case
Qasim (45) and Shamiuddin (65) were thrashed by a mob on rumours of their involvement into cow slaughtering.
PHOTO CREDITS: DNA
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5.Junaid Lynching Case
Naresh Rakh, the accused arrested for the murder of 16-year old Junaid Khan, told the police in his statement that he attacked Junaid and others with a knife after they had hit him with a belt and he'd started bleeding.
PHOTO CREDITS: DNA
6.Pehlu Khan Lynching Case in Alwar
Pehlu Khan was lynched by vigilantes in on suspicion of being cow smuggler Alwar.
PHOTO CREDITS: DNA
7.Dhule Lynching Case
Mob violence fanned by child-abduction rumours on social media snuffed out five lives in Dhule district.
PHOTO CREDITS: DNA
8.Akhlaq Lynching Case
Mohammed Akhlaq's was dragged and killed by a mob on suspicion of eating beef In Dadri's Bishada village.
PHOTO CREDITS: DNA
