Lynching

A special court in Nagaon, Assam, sentenced 20 accused to life imprisonment on Friday for a 2018 mob lynching in Karbi Anglong district that killed two men. Victims Abhijit Nath and Nilotpal Das were beaten to death amid child abduction rumours. Families of the deceased voiced dissatisfaction with the punishment's severity.

December 25, 2025 Iniulat ng AI

A migrant worker from West Bengal was lynched in Odisha's Sambalpur district amid initial suspicions of his Bangladeshi identity. Police have arrested all six accused men, asserting that the killing was not linked to the victim's identity or nationality but stemmed from a fight over bidi. The incident highlights tensions faced by migrant workers in the region.