May 2017 Jharkhand mob lynchings
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| 2017 Jharkhand Mob Lynching | |
|---|---|
| Part of Violence by cow vigilantes | |
  East Singhbhum District East Singhbhum District (India)  East Singhbhum District East Singhbhum District (Jharkhand) | |
| Location | Jharkhand, India |
| Date | 12 May 2017- 18 May 2017 |
Attack type | Mob lynching |
| Deaths | 9 |
| Injured | 2 |
| Motive | Cow vigilantism |
2017 Jharkhand Mob Lynching was a case of mob lynching that occurred in May 2017 in the Indian state of Jharkhand, specifically in the Kolhan division. At least nine people, including four Muslim cattle traders, were killed in four separate incidents.[1] The incidents were triggered by rumors of child theft.[2]
Events
[edit]On May 18, 2017, a violent mob killed four Muslim cattle traders passing through the village of Shobhapur. The group had set out from Haldipokhar, in the East Singhbhum District, the night before to buy cattle in Seraikela-Kharsawan.[3][4]
On the evening of May 18, in a tribal village in East Singhbhum called Nagadih, the mob dragged three people from a house and beat them to death. An elderly woman was also severely injured during the assault.[5][6]
On May 21, 2017, a 39-year-old Muslim named Munna Ansari, from the Ranchi district, was beaten by a mob while traveling from Kolkata to Ranchi. Ansari was supposed to change buses at Purulia, but he mistakenly boarded a wrong bus to Adityapur. A few hours later, a group of people cornered him near the Belidih locality, asking him about his identity and residence. The mob barely let Ansari speak and beat him so mercilessly that he had to be hospitalized. He was later discharged from the hospital on May 22.[7]
Reactions
[edit]Villagers from the Muslim community called for a shutdown and protested in a suburb of Jamshedpur, demanding the immediate arrest of those involved in the murders of the four cattle traders. Eighteen people were arrested in connection with the mob killings and the subsequent violence.[8][9]
On May 21, India's National Human Rights Commission issued a notice to the Director General of Jharkhand Police regarding mob lynching, seeking a detailed report within four weeks.[10]
See also
[edit]- 2016 Jharkhand Mob Lynching
- Tabrez Ansari Lynching
- Violence by cow vigilantes
References
[edit]- ^ Mahaprashasta, Ajoy Ashirwad (2 June 2017). "Aftermath of Jharkhand mob lynching is reflective of the State's brewing political turmoil". The Wire (Indian web publication). Retrieved 2 October 2017.
Days after nine people were killed in four different incidents of mob lynching in the Kolhan division of Jharkhand
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- ^ "Men Beaten To Death In Front Of Cops In Jharkhand, Horror On Camera". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
- ^ "Fresh case of mob assault in Jharkhand on 'child-lifter". The Times of India. 2017-05-23. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
- ^ "Jharkhand: 18 arrested for the brutal lynching of four men". www.timesnownews.com. 2017-05-22. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
- ^ "Jharkhand lynching: Rumoured to be child-lifters, killed over beef?". www.timesnownews.com. 2017-05-26. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
- ^ "Fresh case of mob assault in Jharkhand on 'child-lifter". The Times of India. 2017-05-23. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-07-21.