Jharkhand rights forum alleges 29 mob lynching cases in five years

Satyasundar Barik

: The Jharkhand Janadhikar Mahasabha (JJM), a forum of rights teams, on Monday alleged that incidents of mob-lynching continued even after Hemant Soren Government got here to energy.

As per the checklist launched by JJM, 29 individuals belonging to tribal, tribal Christian and Muslim communities have both been lynched or crushed up by mob on suspicion of cow slaughter, sale and consumption of beef and spiritual hatred in Jharkhand between the yr 2016 and 2020. At least 10 of them have confronted mob violence below present JMM-Congress authorities rule.

“As per reports of media and our fact finding teams, we have prepared a list of 29 persons who were attacked by mobs those espoused Hindutwa ideology. We have taken up the matter with Chief Minister Mr. Soren and Director General of Police M. V. Rao. Besides, we have, in some cases, moved court to prevent such violence in future,” mentioned Bharat Bhushan Choudhary, a lead member of JJM.

The JJM demanded sufficient compensation for the victims and swift judicial and police motion towards culprits.

“In many cases, the police was complicit in the violence or in protecting the perpetrators. Growing communalisation and violence by Hindutva groups in the State is deeply worrying,” mentioned Mr. Choudhary.

“In the recent case on September 16, seven tribals belonging to Christian community in Simdega district were beaten up and tonsured after they were blamed to be involved in slaughtering of a cow. They were subsequently forced to chant Jai Shri Ram,” mentioned Siraj Dutta, one other member of JJM.

Urging CM Mr. Soren to take strict and immediate motion towards perpetrators, JJM demanded the federal government ought to be sure that police and administration respect constitutional values and stop communal violence allegedly carried out by Hindutva teams.

(*29*), JJM demanded judicial inquiry be ordered towards all cases of communal violence. All victims of mob-lynching must be supplied compensation of Rs 25 lakhs as per Supreme Court guideline, it mentioned.

Meanwhile, Jharkhand Health Department ordered departmental motion towards two docs, who had examined Tabrez Ansari, a sufferer of mob violence, at Seraikela Sadar Hospital final yr. Doctors had been accused of neglecting their responsibility and never conducting correct medical examination.

In the month of April final yr, some individuals in Dhatkidih village of Seraikela-Kharsawan district had caught maintain of Tabrez, the 24-year-old youth, and crushed him entire night time after branding him a thief. He was compelled to chant ‘Jai Hanuman and Jai Sriram’. It was then alleged that Tabrez was not given correct medical consideration in time for which he later died. (EOM)