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Judge Sentences 14 to Life, Threatened; Police Kill Suspect

7/13/2026

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Judge Tabassum Khan sentenced 14 men to life for a 2022 mob lynching on 12 June.
Police placed Khan under protection after Hindutva groups threatened her, burned an effigy and posted videos.
The Supreme Court Bar Association and the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association condemned the threats and demanded action.
In West Bengal, police killed suspect Prabhash Mondal after a mob seized him during investigation of an 11-year-old girl's rape and murder.

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Judge Tabassum Khan sentenced 14 men to life for a 2022 mob lynching on 12 June.
Police placed Khan under protection after Hindutva groups threatened her, burned an effigy and posted videos.
The Supreme Court Bar Association and the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association condemned the threats and demanded action.
In West Bengal, police killed suspect Prabhash Mondal after a mob seized him during investigation of an 11-year-old girl's rape and murder.