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Murshidabad Mob Lynching case
December 29 , 2025
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- A court in Murshidabad district of West Bengal sentenced 13 persons to life imprisonment for a mob lynching case.
- The incident took place at Jafrabad village in Samserganj, Murshidabad.
- The lynching occurred during a violent protest against the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025.
- The accused were convicted under Section 103(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which deals with mob lynching.
- This is the second conviction for mob lynching in India and the first such conviction in West Bengal under the BNS.
- The court directed the West Bengal Government to pay ₹15 lakh as compensation to the victims’ family.
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