MP Court Awards Life Sentence to 7 in Mob Lynching Case

Madhya Pradesh: Trial court awards life term to 14 for mob lynching

A court in Narmadapuram, Madhya Pradesh, has sentenced 14 men to life imprisonment for their involvement in the 2022 mob lynching of truck driver Nazir Ahmad, who was suspected of cattle smuggling. The brutal assault occurred on the night of August 2-3, when a truck transporting cattle was intercepted near Barakhad village. The occupants were dragged out and beaten severely, resulting in Ahmad's death and significant injuries to two other occupa…

Muslim Man’s 2022 Lynching: Court in Madhya Pradesh Sentences 14 to Life

The verdict was delivered by Additional District and Sessions Judge Tabassum Khan at the Seoni Malwa court, nearly four years after the killing of 50-year-old Nazir Ahmad NEW DELHI — A court in Madhya Pradesh’s Narmadapuram district on Friday (June 12) convicted 14 men in the 2022 lynching of a Muslim man beaten to death over suspected cow smuggling, sentencing all of them to life imprisonment.  The verdict was delivered by Additional District a…

MP Court Awards Life Sentence to 7 in Mob Lynching Case

Narmadapuram: A court in has sentenced seven men to life imprisonment in connection with the 2022 mob lynching of a man accused of transporting cattle. According to the prosecution, the incident took place on the night of August 2–3, 2022, when truck driver Sheikh Lala, along with Nazir Ahmad and Sheikh Mustaq, was travelling from Nandarwada towards Maharashtra with cattle. The accused allegedly stopped the vehicle and brutally assaulted the vic…