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PALGHAR ISSUE

• Three people — two seers (sadhus) and one driver — were travelling from Kandivali in Mumbai to Gujarat via interior roads of Palgarh to attend a funeral.
• Their vehicle was stopped near a village in Palghar. The three were dragged out of their car and beaten. After that, he the Palgarh police came to rescue the three, they were also attacked by the villagers.
• In the video, the villagers were seen attacking the police’s van, as well. The police took the victims to a nearby hospital, but they were declared deadand to death with sticks by a mob on suspicion that they were kidnapping children

 PALGHAR ISSUE

• Palghar Police have arrested a case against 110 people, including nine juveniles, in connection with the mob lynching of two seers and one driver by the Gadchinchle villagers in Maharashtra.
• The deceased were identified as Chikne Maharaj Kalpavrukshagiri (70), Sushilgiri Maharaj (35) and their car driver Nilesh Telgade (30). An FIR has been filed against 110 people, out of which 101 accused have been sent to police custody till April 30.

SUPREME COURT GUIDELINES -11 POINTS

• The states shall designate a senior police officer not below the rank of police superintendent as nodal officer in each district.
• These officers will set up a task force to be assisted by one DSP-rank officer for taking measures to prevent mob violence and lynching.
• The task force will gather intelligence reports on people likely to commit such crimes or who are involved in spreading hate speeches, provocative statements and fake news

SUPREME COURT GUIDELINES -11 POINTS

• The nodal officer shall hold regular meetings (at least once a month) with the local intelligence units in the districts and station house officers to identify tendencies of vigilantism and mob violence.
• The director-general of police or the home department secretary shall hold regular review meetings (at least once a quarter) with all the nodal officers and state police intelligence heads
• All police officers will have to ensure the dispersal of mobs that have a tendency to cause violence or lynch in the garb of vigilantism or otherwise The Union home department must work in co-ordination with the state governments

SUPREME COURT GUIDELINES -11 POINTS

• The DGP shall issue a circular to the SPs on police patrolling in sensitive areas
• The central and state governments should broadcast on radio, television and other media platforms, including the official websites of the home department and the state police, that lynching and mob violence will invite serious consequence
• It will be the duty of the Centre and the states to curb the dissemination of irresponsible and explosive messages, videos and other material on social media platforms

SUPREME COURT GUIDELINES

• The police shall register FIRs under Section 153A of the IPC (promoting enmity among people) and/or other relevant provisions against the perpetrators
• The Centre shall issue appropriate directions to the states on the gravity of the situation and the measures to be taken.

 SUPREME COURT GUIDELINES Remedial measures

• Despite the preventive measures taken by the state police, if it comes to the notice of the local police that an incident of lynching or mob violence has taken place, the jurisdictional police station shall immediately lodge an FIR
• It shall be the duty of the station house officer to immediately intimate the nodal officer in the district who shall, in turn, ensure that there is no further harassment of the family members of the victim(s)
• The investigation in such offences shall be personally monitored by the nodal officer.

SUPREME COURT GUIDELINES

• The states shall prepare a scheme to compensate lynching and mob violence victims. While calculating the compensation, the state governments shall give due regard to the nature of bodily injury, psychological injury, loss of earnings and expenses incurred on account of legal and medical expenses
• The cases of lynching and mob violence shall be specifically tried by designated courts in each district. Such courts shall try cases on a day-to-day basis. The trial should preferably be concluded within six months.

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