An angry mob in the palghar district lynched 3 people in a horrific crime as the police team of six failed to protect the victims. The video of the heinous crime has been circulated widely on social media and has drawn flack on the mob culture and has raised questions on the Maharashtra Government.
The incident comes as Maharashtra is grappling with the biggest health and economic crisis as it reported over 500 cases in a single day. Here are 10 things to know about the Palghar Mob Lynching.
How the incident panned out
A car with the 3 victims was stopped midway Gadchinchale village in the Kasa taluk of Palghar district by a mob. The 3 people were dragged out of the car and were beaten to death.
Two of the three victims were Sadhus
The three men were identified as Sushil Giri Maharaj (35), Nilesh Telgane (35) and Maharaj Kalpavrikshgiri (70). Out of the three, two were Sadhus. They were reportedly headed for a funeral in Surat.
Police vehicle attacked
The police that reached the incident upon receiving the information failed to protect the victims as the mob reportedly attacked the police and vandalized the police vehicle.
Rumors triggered the event
According to a few sources, the mob acted upon a rumor that suggested that three people were thieves who were taking advantage of the lockdown to loot the village.
Fadnavis asks for probe
Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis condemned the incident and asks for a high-level probe into the incident.
Uddhav says all accused are arrested
Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray put out a tweet informing that all the accused have been arrested and assure that no guilty will be left unpunished.
Over 100 arrested
According to police officials, the mob comprised of over 100 people including minors and all of them have been arrested.
A High-Level inquiry ordered
State Home Minister Anil Deshmukh announced that a high-level inquiry into the matter has been ordered.
Investigation of exact cause still underway
The exact cause that led to the incident still requires clarity and the investigation into the same is underway.
Reportedly a Tribal mob
Allegedly the mob was mostly comprised of the local tribal people who feared their safety and acted upon a rumor. However, this claim is yet to be authenticated.
Source: India Today
Here is what media has to say on this #MobLynchingOfSadhus is stated as thieves .Now #HinduSadhus aren’t safe in our state. #Shame pic.twitter.com/fcIaoUuHZJ
— Darshan Aher (@DarshAher) April 20, 2020
#JustAsking
By the way, what is the religion of the people who committed #MobLynchingOfSadhus???
Bcoz no one is revealing their names… pic.twitter.com/ejhHSH6yST— Karunasagar Adv ⚖️ Since 1979 (@karunasagarllb) April 20, 2020
This #moblynching incident is very disheartening.
This Policeman also should have showed some courage, a bad example made.
Public look upto police for security, incidents like these take the trust away.
The people arrested have to be punished severely.#MobLynchingOfSadhus https://t.co/JXrIFaXpRB
— Harshavardhan Muppavarapu (@vardhan08) April 20, 2020
