A Fake News Led To Mob Lynching, Six Years On Victims Find Justice
By Ritika Jain Six years ago, two families were torn apart by a mob that lynched 45-year-old Mohammed Qasim and grievously injured then 68-year-old Samaydeen. On Tuesday, a Hapur court convicted 10 adults and sentenced them to life in prison. They have also been fined Rs. 58,000 each. On March 12, Additional District and Sessions Judge Shweta Dixit said Qasim’s killing was “perpetrated by a mob which became rowdy and violent…”. “The crime was heinous in nature and a warning to the entire society at large,” Dixit added. Samaydeen, the lone survivor of the 2018 Hapur mob lynching and the prime w...