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Bengaluru woman, family attacked by drunk cab drivers after road rage incident; 2 arrested

August 14, 2025 3:28 pm

The Bengaluru police said the men who attacked the woman and her family are associated with a travel agency in the Hulimavu area.

Speeding car hits vehicles, injures people in Puducherry; driver thrashed by mob

July 12, 2023 12:29 pm

The mob that chased the car vandalised the vehicle and assaulted the five occupants, who were allegedly drunk, with sticks and stones.

Mob in Pakistan lynches man to death for allegedly desecrating religious book

February 13, 2022 4:25 pm

The victim had reportedly claimed innocence, but the angry mob ignored his pleas.

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November 02, 2021 3:35 pm

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Mob attacks police station over road accident, 25 arrested in Bihar

May 17, 2018 5:43 pm

Police resorted to "mild use of force" to quell the mob and arrested 25 people, he said, adding that efforts were on to nab the truck driver, who fled the spot after crushing the motorcyclist to death. 

Tensions flare up over derogatory Facebook post, mob attacks police station

March 02, 2016 12:20 am

Prohibitory orders had been promulgated to prevent the assembly of people in the area.

Mob beats ‘thief’ to death in Surat

January 28, 2016 2:34 am

The local residents reportedly tied him to an electric pole and beat him up with wooden sticks and fists, pulled down his pants and beat him on the groin, leaving him to die.

Villagers lynch trio fleeing after firing at pradhan kin

July 12, 2013 1:31 am

Three persons were lynched to death by a mob,when they were trying to escape after opening fire on the husband of a village head

Jalandhar additional SHO thrashed,humiliated for ‘immoral’ activity

April 16, 2014 11:51 am

An additional Station House Officer (SHO) was publically beaten up and humiliated in Bhargo Camp locality of Jalandhar for allegedly being involved in an extra-marital affair.

Police team held hostage by mob

April 03, 2013 3:40 pm

PAC had to be rushed to the village to control the situation and secure the trapped policemen's release.

MOB VIDEOS

Ravi Shankar Prasad tells Parliament about the plan to control WhatsApp rumours

June 22, 2020 6:20 pm

The Union Minister made an elaborate speech in the Rajya Sabha where he listed out the various incidents of violence - like lynching - which were reported because of rumour-mongering on WhatsApp and laid out the plan to tackle it.

Conductor locks Bengaluru girl in bus for 45 minutes

February 26, 2016 5:31 am

Bengaluru, Feb 26 (ANI): A student of Bengaluru’s design school spent harrowing 45 minutes in a BMTC bus after a crew member, along with a few policemen and a mob, allegedly locked her inside the bus near Yelahanka police station. The crew, encouraged by the policemen and mob, allegedly told the woman they would release her only if her friend, who had fled after a clash with the conductor, returns. Deputy Commissioner of Police (North East) PS Harsha on Friday said they have arrested the conductor on the basis of FIR filed by the girl. He further said the conductor has also lodged a complaint against the girl and investigation is going on.

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