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All 10 convicts in 2019 Tabrez Ansari lynching case jailed for ten yearsAnsari, who was accused of stealing a motorcycle, was beaten up by a mob. He later died.
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A woman holds a placard during a protest against the lynching of Tabrez Ansari by a Hindu mob in Kolkata. credit: Reuters File Photo
A woman holds a placard during a protest against the lynching of Tabrez Ansari by a Hindu mob in Kolkata. credit: Reuters File Photo

A court in Jharkhand’s Seraikela-Kharswan district on Wednesday sentenced 10 people to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment in the Tabrez Ansari lynching case of June 2019.

Ansari, who was accused of stealing a motorcycle, was beaten up by a mob. A video showed that he was purportedly made to chant 'Jai Shri Ram' and 'Jai Hanuman' in the Saraikela Kharsawan district of Jharkhand. He later died.

Additional District Judge-I Amit Shekhar convicted the 10 and acquitted two other accused persons due to lack of evidence on June 27.

The court pronounced the quantum of punishment on Wednesday.

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(Published 05 July 2023, 16:28 IST)