Fulfilling one of his election promises, Jharkhand’s Hemant Soren-led gathbandhan government brought the Prevention of Mob Violence and Mob lynching Bill 2021. While doing so, it becomes the only third Indian state besides Bengal and Rajasthan. Between the year 2016 to 2019, Jharkhand had witnessed at least 22 mob lynching deaths in the state. While some political parties and leaders encouraged such heinous, some parties and citizens hit the street against it too.
If the bill gets implemented after the governor’s nod, the accused will be punished from three years to life imprisonment. The new law will punish the spreader, who will share such contents if established. The victims will also be compensated. By leveling accusations of beef selling, cattle trade, motorbike and child theft to witchcraft, several innocent people were killed by the so-called vigilantes in Jharkhand. Hope it will end the most inhuman crime in the state.
