Vigilante Justice

Two rape minor girl, one accused lynched by victim's family

The brutalities against the girl child does not seem to end. In a shocking case, an eight-year-old girl was raped in Alwar district of Rajasthan on Friday night. The enraged family, wanting to set an example of vigilante justice, tried to lynch one of the two accused in full public view. ...  

FTN: Are moral policemen the need of the hour?

ACP Vasant Dhoble is infamous for targeting restaurants and attacking their owners and waiters in the name of moral policing. ...

Mumbai ACP targets restaurants, assaults owners

Mumbai: Crusader or vigilante cop? Meet ACP Vasant Dhoble, head of the Social Service Branch of the Mumbai Police. For months, Dhoble has been on the warpath, making headlines for raiding and assaulting restaurant staff across the city, be it at hip restaurants, small eateries, private parties, or dance bars. At a juice centre in Vile Parle, his weapon of choice was a hockey stick for assaulting the waiters. Sixty...  

Mob of train passengers thrashes official

Ticket examiner accused of causing death of joy rider in Vadodara. ...  

Village plays judge, beats up and strips woman

Johannesburg: Cricket South Africa says it has begun a lengthy process to appoint a new national coach following the Proteas' World Cup failure. On the same day India's World Cup-winning coach and South Africa's No. 1 target, Gary Kirsten, returned home, CSA says on Wednesday it held its first meeting to review candidates and the process is "expected to take a couple of months." CSA chief executive Gerald Majola says...  

Meet the Mob: Instant justice, public style

2007 may go down as the year of vigilante justice on the streets. ...