One more mob lynching case in India angers Twitter users

Dubai: One more person became the victim of mob lynching in India last week. Twitter user @shahaa440 posted a video of a young man being brutally thrashed by a group of people on Friday. He wrote: “He is my friend... doing MBA (Masters in Business Administration) in Bangalore, His name is Farooq, [he] became a victim of mob lynching on September 13 at Tharoijan, Manipur, India... was tortured inhumanly... We want justice sir @narendramodi @NBirenSingh @rajnathsingh...”

The video also shows a uniformed personnel witnessing the incident. Tweeps were quick to question as to why he did not take any action.

@jahfaljaseel posted: “Shame... This is not good. Police watching an injured person without doing anything? Inhumane... allowing the mob to take the law in their hands. But this is not good for a democracy.”

Twitter user @amoffa50 wrote: “It is not for public to do this! India is on the world stage, portrayed as a country of law and order open for business. Mob rule that practice judge and jury tactics with police in attendance is anarchy.”

Twitter users are appalled at the growing incidents of violence in the country.

@gautamnishant posted: “What is this country turning into, why have people become monsters, what has happened to my India? Is India badly sick...? India needs help, someone strong.”