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Palghar lynching: India police arrest more than 100 suspects
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Among the dead are two Hindu godmen and their driver Image copyright ANI Image caption |
More than 100 people have been arrested for allegedly beating three men to death in the western Indian state of Maharashtra.
The incident happened in Palghar district on Thursday but a video of the attack went viral on Sunday.
Reports say the men, who were reportedly mistaken for thieves, were going to a funeral when the mob dragged them out of their car.
India has been under lockdown since 25 March to curb the spread of Covid-19.
Among the dead are two Hindu godmen and their driver.
The viral video shows the mob lynching the men as police struggled to rescue them. The mob reportedly suspected that the men were child abductors.
Attacks over child abduction rumours have happened in the past in different parts of the country.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said that strict action would be taken against the culprits.
Former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said the incident showed that the government was not in control of the law and order situation in the state.
Several Hindu groups have also criticised the incident and raised questions over the lockdown measures in the state.
Meanwhile, Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh said there was nothing communal about the incident.
He added that the victims and the attackers belonged to the same religion. His statement came after several posts on social media tried to stoke religious tensions over the attack.
The incident happened in Palghar district on Thursday but a video of the attack went viral on Sunday.
Reports say the men, who were reportedly mistaken for thieves, were going to a funeral when the mob dragged them out of their car.
India has been under lockdown since 25 March to curb the spread of Covid-19.
Among the dead are two Hindu godmen and their driver.
The viral video shows the mob lynching the men as police struggled to rescue them. The mob reportedly suspected that the men were child abductors.
Attacks over child abduction rumours have happened in the past in different parts of the country.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said that strict action would be taken against the culprits.
Former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said the incident showed that the government was not in control of the law and order situation in the state.
Several Hindu groups have also criticised the incident and raised questions over the lockdown measures in the state.
Meanwhile, Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh said there was nothing communal about the incident.
He added that the victims and the attackers belonged to the same religion. His statement came after several posts on social media tried to stoke religious tensions over the attack.
Godmen?
ReplyDeleteMust be the definitive outcome of inbreeding among the tribes.
Those were Hindu Godmen - a well-known example would be the late Sai Baba; more recent ones are Swami Nithyananda, Asaram Bapu, Gurmeet Ram Rahim and many more - many have been involved in rape, assaults, murder etc
DeleteThere are also Islamic Godmen - one lives nearby, wakakaka
Don't leave out Chinese Godman Li Hongzhi of the Falun Gong fame. He is the Living God whose body emits Gong so powerful that anyone afflicted with any ailment will be cured instantly by the mere touching any part of this Living tuhan. And even more wondrous, his Gong is even more powerful if flow out from his kotek...any young girls ( old ladies not qualified ) needing a cure will be healed just by allowing themselves to be penetrated by Mr Li Living God..his semen memang ada maha kuasa, hehehehe.
DeleteNow in the States, the Falun Gong practitioners are all hailing Trump as a God too...a god that will defeat communism thus enabling them to begin a new era in China...The New Tang Dynasty, with Living God Li Hongzhi as the first Emperor of this era, hehehehe.
y everyday indian pakistani bangla n trump? most of yr reader r chinese, mainly r ccp lover, tho few is patriotic msian, who idol yr uncle, still, most r chinese.
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