2020 Palghar mob lynching
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title:
2020 Palghar mob lynching
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On 16 April 2020, a vigilante group lynched two Hindu Sadhus and their driver in Gadchinchale Village, Palghar District, Maharashtra, India. The incident was fuelled by WhatsApp rumours of thieves operating in the area during the countrywide coronavirus lockdown. The vigilante group of villagers had mistaken the three passengers as thieves and killed them. Policemen who intervened were also attacked; four policemen and a senior police officer were injured. As of 4 May, 115 villagers have been ar
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Indian group killing
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Palghar_mob_lynching
date created:
2020-04-20T12:59:33Z
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2024-09-07T12:31:02Z
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