Vandalism and The Loss of Life and Economy
Leaders often provoke followers to protest which leads to vandalism and instigating a mob which often leads to death or loss of public and private property.
These public properties are built from the tax payer’s money, which government uses for developmental work.
There have been a series of events in which the properties have been vandalized costing thousands of crore for example during Jat agitation for reservation in Haryana State.
Supreme
Court of India’s Ruling
The
Leaders of outfit is going to be responsible-Leaders of outfits who instigate a mob to an act of
vandalism, which results in death or loss of public and private property, will
personally face criminal action and are liable to compensate the victims of the
violence, the Supreme Court has said.
The
applied Provisions- Each and every person, who was part of the violence, would be
booked under Sections 153A (promoting enmity), 295A (deliberate and malicious
acts to outrage religious feelings), 298 (intent to wound religious feelings)
and, lastly, 495 (mischief) of the Indian Penal Code. The offences would
come alive if the call for violence was made through a spokesperson or through
social media of a group or by any individual.
In
case leader failed to appear in Police Station- He shall be proceeded against, as a suspect
and may be declared as absconding offender.
Police
is ordered to catch the person red handed.
Calls
for setting up Rapid Response Teams to curb mobs
State
governments should set up Rapid Response Teams, preferably district-wise, to
respond to mob violence, install websites which report instances of mob
violence and destruction of public and private properties, special helplines,
employ non-lethal crowd-control devices, like water cannons to deter the mob.
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