ICC Note:   Indian government is concerned with the level of violence and lynching incidents triggered by fake rumors. The Supreme court is considering several petitions in order to decrease the danger these incidents represent.

7/20/2018 India (UCA News) – India’s Supreme Court has asked parliament to introduce a new law to curb a dramatic spike in mob attacks and lynching incidents.

The top court on July 17 directed states to set up special or fast-tracked courts to conduct trials of lynching perpetrators. It also wanted lower courts to hand down the maximum punishment for crimes involving mob attacks.

The court has heard several petitions seeking its intervention in light of increasing mob violence, often triggered by fake social media rumors warning against child kidnappers and the slaughter of cows — a revered animal in Hinduism.

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