mob lynching

Director Adoor Gopalakrishnan's response involved space travel, as suggested by the BJP leader.
A group of 49 eminent personalities, including filmmakers, authors and actors, wrote to PM Modi, expressing concern over the recent instances of mob violence and lynching in the country.
The civil society group hopes the 24x7 line will help prevent lynching and also provide legal assistance to victims of mob attacks.
Reports suggest that while the case against Pehlu Khan will be closed, the cases against his two sons, who survived the lynching, will go on.
Ansari was tied to a pole and beaten mercilessly on suspicion of having stolen a motorbike on 18 June.
Afrajul Khans family still hasnt come to terms with his death, and Saida village remains fearful of what may happen if the BJP gets re-elected.
Lynching serves the same purpose as riots did in the years gone by: to engender a climate of distrust and fear, writes author and senior journalist Ziya Us Salam in a new book.
The incident which took place on 29 December, 2018 came to light when the video of it went viral.