Maharashtra: 21-year-old Muslim student lynched in Jamner, family members assaulted
Jamner: Suleman Rahim Khan, a 21-year-old farmer’s son from Chhoti Betawad in Jamner taluka, was brutally beaten to death by a mob of 9–15 men and left outside his home on Sunday. His parents and sister were also attacked while trying to save him.
According to witnesses, the assailants first confronted Suleman, allegedly while he was with a 17-year-old girl, at a café near the local police station. He was forcibly taken in a vehicle, assaulted at multiple locations, and brought back to his village for the final attack. Instead of being taken to hospital, his body was allegedly dumped at his doorstep.
Suleman, who had recently completed Class 12 and was preparing for police recruitment, had travelled to Jamner earlier that day to submit his application. He sustained fatal internal injuries from sticks, iron rods, and punches. Doctors at Jalgaon District Hospital declared him dead on arrival.
His father, Rahim Khan, alleged that there was “not a single inch” of his son’s body without wounds. “I will not rest until the culprits face the harshest punishment,” he said. The family has demanded that the accused be booked under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).
The killing has triggered tension in Jamner, with community leaders comparing it to the Beed lynching case earlier this year. AIMIM leader Imtiaz Jaleel condemned it as “another case of mob lynching” and accused police of rushing the family into last rites before all suspects were caught.
Residents staged a sit-in outside Jamner police station on Monday evening. Superintendent of Police Maheshwar Reddy said four suspects have been arrested, and five more are being traced. The FIR includes charges of murder, kidnapping, rioting, and unlawful assembly under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Police said the motive may be linked to an inter-community relationship, but investigations are ongoing. Additional forces have been deployed to maintain law and order. The case is now being seen as a key test of the state government’s response to rising mob violence.
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Six foreign nationals held for alleged prostitution in Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): Six foreign women were arrested after they were found to be allegedly engaged in illegal activities by soliciting men in a public place for prostitution, police said on Tuesday.
The arrests were made by the Women Protection Wing of the Central Crime Branch (CCB) on April 24, they said.
Police, however, have not disclosed the nationalities of the women in the statement.
According to police, the operation was carried out following a tip off that some foreign women were standing near the footpath of the bus stop close to Madiwala Check Post, within the jurisdiction of Koramangala Police Station here and were soliciting men passing by on the road for prostitution.
Based on this information, the officers and staff of the CCB Women Protection Wing immediately visited the spot and conducted a verification, they said.
During the operation, it was found that six foreign women were engaging in illegal activities by soliciting men in a public place for prostitution, a statement issued by the office of the police commissioner stated.
Acting swiftly, the officers and staff conducted a raid and secured all six foreign women. Upon inquiry regarding their passports and visas, they failed to provide valid and satisfactory information, it said.
"Subsequently, all six foreign women were produced before the Koramangala Police Station along with a report for further legal action. In this regard, a case has been registered at Koramangala Police Station, and further investigation is in progress," the police statement added.
