10 Convicted, sentenced to life imprisonment in 2018 Qasim Mob Lynching Case
In a significant development, a local court in Hapur convicted all 10 individuals accused in the 2018 mob lynching case, sentencing them to life imprisonment on March 12. The verdict was delivered by the court of Additional District Judge (POCSO) Shweta Dixit after hearing arguments from both parties.
The convicted individuals were found guilty of killing 45-year-old Qasim Qureishi and assaulting Samaydeen (62) based on a false rumor of cow slaughter. The court has also imposed a fine of ₹58,000 each on Rakesh, Hariom, Yudhishthir, Rinku, Karanpal, Manish, Lalit, Sonu, Kaptan, and Mangeram of Dhaulana’s Bajhaida village.
Government counsel Vijay Chauhan revealed that the prosecution emphasized that there was no existing enmity between the victims and the accused. Additionally, they requested the court not to impose the death sentence on the convicted individuals.
The incident occurred in June 2018 when a mob lynched Qasim Qureishi, accusing him of slaughtering a cow. Samaydeen was also assaulted on the false rumor of cow slaughter, but he survived. Initially, the police registered a misleading FIR, attributing the incident to a motorcycle accident. However, after Samaydeen approached the Supreme Court, the investigation was redirected, shedding light on the actual events. Samaydeen had filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court in 2018, prompting the top court to direct security provision and the recording of statements under Section 164 CrPC, with IG (Meerut Zone) overseeing the investigation.
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Two children drown in farm pond in Karnataka
Tumakuru (Karnataka) (PTI): Two children died after slipping and falling into a farm pond near Benakanahalli on Sunday, police said.
The deceased have been identified as Suchitra (11) and her brother Ravindra (9) from Kasapura village in Midigeshi hobli.
According to police, preliminary information suggests that the children had gone to graze goats.
They are believed to have slipped and fallen into the farm pond while attempting to drink water.
The bodies have been sent to Madhugiri Public Hospital for post-mortem.
A case has been registered at the Midigeshi police station.
