Mob Lynching: A Crime Against Humanity, Not a Matter of Religion

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M FAROOQ INQLABI SOCIAL ACTIVIST

RAJOURI DECEMBER 24:-The recent mob lynching incident in Bangladesh, in which Dipu Chandra Das was brutally killed by a violent crowd, must be strongly and unequivocally condemned. He was lynched by extremists driven by hatred, misinformation, and a complete disregard for human life.

This barbaric killing once again exposes a disturbing truth of our times: when mobs replace the rule of law, humanity is the first casualty. The murder of Dipu Chandra Das was not an isolated outburst of anger it was a deliberate crime rooted in extremism and the collapse of moral and legal responsibility. Such incidents shock the conscience of society and underline how dangerous it becomes when collective violence goes unpunished.

Mob lynching is neither justice, nor protest, nor religious duty it is terrorism in its most naked form. A mob that lynches an innocent human being to death spreads fear, enforces collective punishment, and sends a chilling message that law and human dignity no longer matter. Such mobs function exactly like terrorists they intimidate communities, normalize brutality, and undermine the foundations of civilized society.

This menace is not confined to Bangladesh alone. India has witnessed a series of horrific mob lynching cases over the past decade, many of them targeting Muslims. The brutal lynching of Mohammad Akhlaq in Dadri over false allegations remains one of the darkest chapters in recent history. Akhlaq was beaten to death inside his own home, denied the most basic right to life and dignity.

His killing was followed by many others Pehlu Khan, lynched in Rajasthan while transporting cattle; Junaid Khan, stabbed to death on a train near Delhi Tabrez Ansari, beaten, humiliated, and forced to chant slogans before dying from his injuries;

Alimuddin Ansari, killed in Jharkhand Rakbar Khan, lynched and left to die on the roadside and several other Muslim victims whose names never made national headlines but whose families continue to live with irreversible loss. Each case followed the same deadly pattern rumor, incitement, mob violence, and delayed or diluted justice.

It must be stated clearly and without hesitation: those who lynch innocent people are terrorists. They are not human beings in the moral sense, irrespective of the religion, ideology, or nationality they claim to belong to. The same extremist mindset that killed Dipu Chandra Das in Bangladesh is the mindset that killed Akhlaq and Pehlu Khan in India. Extremists in any religion or country are a blot on society. No religion on earth sanctions mob justice or the killing of innocents. Lynching is not faith; it is criminal barbarism.

A society that tolerates mob lynching is heading toward moral, constitutional, and human collapse. Silence becomes complicity, political justification becomes encouragement, and delayed justice becomes injustice. If we do not stand firmly against mob violence today, tomorrow no citizen of any religion will be safe. Human life must rise above politics, religion, and ideology. Justice must rule, not mobs. Humanity must prevail, not hatred.
We must stand united against extremism everywhere.

May no innocent life ever be lost to hatred.