Deaths in mob beatings marked a sharp rise this year due to poor law enforcement, a lack of trust in police, and a sense of impunity among the perpetrators, according to Ain O Salish Kendra and experts.
India's Supreme Court yesterday asked the government to enact a new law and stem what it called "horrendous acts" of lynching, after some 22 people were killed by mobs this year.
Deaths in mob beatings marked a sharp rise this year due to poor law enforcement, a lack of trust in police, and a sense of impunity among the perpetrators, according to Ain O Salish Kendra and experts.
India's Supreme Court yesterday asked the government to enact a new law and stem what it called "horrendous acts" of lynching, after some 22 people were killed by mobs this year.
