Have no data on mob lynchings, govt says in Parliament
India Today
The Ministry of Home Affairs(MHA) said on Tuesday that the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) does not maintain separate data for cases of mob lynching.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai said that the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) does not maintain separate data for cases of mob lynching. His statement was in response to a four-part question on mob lynchings by Lok Sabha member from Kerala Hibi Eden.
Rai said that all crime data from all the states and union territories are reported by the NCRB under "Crime in India" with no separate data for mob lynching.
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Rai also said that the government intends to comprehensively review existing criminal laws and make them relevant to contemporary law and order situations. This will accelerate the process of providing justice to the victims.
He said that the government plans to create a legal structure that is citizen centric and has initiated the process of comprehensive amendments to criminal law in consultation with the stakeholders concerned.
The exchange took place as a part of the ongoing Lok Sabha session on Tuesday. Eden's question raised the issue of the requirement of a special law to deal with offences like mob lynching.
