A young man hunting a peacock, the national bird of India, in the Khadar area of the Ramganga river was caught and thrashed brutally by a mob in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly. The incident, which took place on Saturday (May 25) morning, saw the unidentified mob severely beating the man and attacking him with sticks and slaps along with punches. The incident was also captured on video and was widely shared on social media. In the video the man can also be seen begging and stopping the mob to hit him. The assaulted man was also held captive by the mob, who claimed he was hunting a peacock, which is clearly visible in the video.
The victim suffered serious injuries after being brutally thrashed by the unidentified mob. He was forced to apologise to the injured bird and was made to confess that he will not repeat the incident in the future. He can also be heard in the video begging the crowd and saying to let him go as he has small children.
When his condition worsened, the mob called the police and handed him over. According to media reports, the family of the young man has alleged that the mob's actions amounted to an attempted lynching.
According to media reports, the police is now currently investigating the incident. The family demands justice, claiming that the young man was brutally beaten by the mob due to which the victim suffered serious injuries.
Supreme Court's Take On Mob Lynching
This incident brings to mind the Supreme Court's 2018 verdict, which highlighted lynching and mob violence as creeping threats to society, often fueled by intolerance and the circulation of fake news and false stories. The Court had framed guidelines for preventive, remedial, and punitive measures to address this menace.
Recent Incident Of Mob Lynching In Gujarat
A man in Gujarat’s Banaskantha was allegedly killed by cow vigilantes on Thursday (May 23) while transporting buffaloes, according to news reports in The Times Of India.
The Times of India reported that local police stating that a group of five men allegedly lynched 40-year-old Mishrikhan Baloch early Thursday morning as he was transporting buffaloes to an animal market.
