Was the act (lynching the rape accused) of Mob in Dimapur, Nagaland Justifiable?

On 5^th March, 2015 a mob consisting of around 10000 people broke into the Dimapur Central Jail by overpowering the police security and dragged out the accused of a rape case which happened on 23^rd February and lynched him by dragging him 7km to the clock tower from the central jail in Dimapur, Nagaland.

 According to the FIR filed by the victim ( a 20years old college student of Nagaland) she was raped in a hotel on 23^rd February by the accused (35 years old Syed Farid Khan) and his appliance Nikavi. Both of were arrested on 25^th February for rape and assault under sections 476, 344 & 363 of Indian Penal Code. But according to the accused it was “consensual sex” for which he paid Rs 5000.

Before the completion of the inquiry over the case the mob broke into the Dimapur central jail by overpowering the police security and dragged out the accused and than he was paraded naked, beaten inhumanly and dragged 7 km by a motor-cycle to the clock tower where he was to be hanged in public but he succumbed to his injuries before reaching the clock tower. The mob further in anger burnt 10 police vehicles and houses of Bangladesh immigrants.

This outrageous act of the mob was unlawful as well as unjustifiable as no one should take law in hands because it eventually results in worst situations. No matter how high people are but law is above all. And Indian constitution does not allow these kinds of acts and even morally the act is not justifiable as it is a barbaric and inhuman act done by the people as “Mob has many people but no brains.”

According to Indian Jurisprudence “A person is innocent unless proved guilty”

The suspect was killed before his crime was proved i.e the free & fair justification and investigation was disturbed. The rights of accused were violated. And due to this kind of act by people there is an adverse effect on the society and India will suffer a lot on sociological and legal point of view as it is the 1^st time in Indian history when a jail has been broken in order to kill a prisoner.

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