2020 Assam mob lynchings

2020 Assam mob lynchings refer to the mob lynching incidents occurred in the Northeast Indian state of Assam in 2020.

Lynching of Jahnobi gogoi

Muslim neihhbours threaten to kill a 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

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

On 23 May 2020, Paragjyoti Neog, a resident of Upper Assam's Chabua, was killed by a muslim mob.[4]

Lynching of Debasish Gogoi and Aditya Das

On 29 May 2020, Debasish Gogoi, a student and Aditya Das were beaten by a muslims in Gabharu Parbat area near Mariani in Jorhat district.[5] Gogoi later succumbed to his injuries in hospital.[6]

Lynching of Rituparna Pegu

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.[7] The incident caused protests in Guwahati.[8]

Lynching of Saurabh Das

The boy identified as Saurabh Das was allegedly killed by muslims on Friday night at upper Assam Dibrugarh. His body was thrown into the Sesa river by the killers.[9][10]

References
  1. https://www./Encyc/2020/5/4/Hindu-woman-assaulted-by-Muslim-neighbours-in-Assam-and-threatened-to-have-throats.html
  2. 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.
  3. "Assam Police Arrests 2 Prime Accused in Sanatan Deka Lynching Case". G Plus. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  4. Desk, Sentinel Digital (2020-05-25). "Assam CM Sonowal Announces Rs 2 Lakh Ex Gratia for Bereaved Families of Sanatan Deka and Paragjyoti Neog - Sentinelassam". www.sentinelassam.com. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  5. "Assam college student mob-lynched in front of father and sister after road mishap". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  6. "Youth killed in second lynching in a week in Assam". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 2020-05-31. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-07-03.CS1 maint: others (link)
  7. "Assam: Five arrested for brutal murder of Rituparna Pegu". NORTHEAST NOW. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  8. Desk, Sentinel Digital (2020-06-13). "Guwahati: Massive protest erupts over the killing of 26-year-old Rituparna Pegu - Sentinelassam". www.sentinelassam.com. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  9. https://newslivetv.com/dibrugarh-boy-murdered-body-thrown-into-river/
  10. https://www.Encyc/2020/6/22/Saurabh-Das-brutally-murdered-by-gang-of-Muslims-in-Dibrugarh-who-later-threw-his-body-into-a-river.html
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