2020 Assam mob lynchings
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2020 Assam mob lynchings refer to the mob lynching incidents occurred in the Northeast Indian state of Assam in 2020.
Lynching of Jahnobi Gogoi
[edit]Muslim neighbours threaten to kill Jahnobi Gogoi in Nazira district for watching Ramayana serial during Ramzan. In a shocking incident, two locals, Samiruddin Ali and Mobidul Rahman attacked a poor Hindu woman in Assam’s Nazira district, for ‘watching TV in her house during the month of Ramzan’. The Muslim neighbours prohibited the woman from watching TV, citing Ramzan. After this, they allegedly gathered in large numbers with sharp weapons and started assaulting the woman. They attempted to murder her by strangulating her.[1]
Lynching of Sanatan Deka
[edit]On 23 May 2020, a vegetable vendor Sanatan Deka was beaten to death by five Muslims at Monahkuchi village, Kamrup district, Assam.[2] Police was able to arrest 2 prime accused.[3]
Lynching of Paragjyoti Neog
[edit]On 23 May 2020, Paragjyoti Neog, a resident of Upper Assam's Chabua, was killed by a muslim mob.[4]
Lynching of Rituparna Pegu
[edit]On 12 June 2020, a man named Rituparna Pegu was lynched was stabbed to death in broad daylight in Guwahati. A muslim family was arrested.[5] The incident caused protests in Guwahati.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Muslim neighbours try to strangulate Hindu woman for watching TV during Ramzan in Assam". Hindu Post (hindupost.in). Hindu Media Forum. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ स्टाफ, द वायर (2020-05-25). "असम: पांच लोगों ने सब्जी वाले को पीट-पीटकर मार डाला, दो गिरफ्तार". The Wire - Hindi. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
- ^ "Assam Police Arrests 2 Prime Accused in Sanatan Deka Lynching Case". G Plus. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
- ^ "Assam CM Sonowal Announces Rs 2 Lakh Ex Gratia for Bereaved Families of Sanatan Deka and Paragjyoti Neog - Sentinelassam". www.sentinelassam.com. 2020-05-25. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
- ^ "Assam: Five arrested for brutal murder of Rituparna Pegu". NORTHEAST NOW. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
- ^ "Guwahati: Massive protest erupts over the killing of 26-year-old Rituparna Pegu - Sentinelassam". www.sentinelassam.com. 2020-06-13. Retrieved 2020-07-03.