The West Bengal Legislative Assembly passed the West Bengal (Prevention of Lynching) Bill, 2019 to prevent and punish incidents of mob assaults and lynching.
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Nodal officers will be appointed who shall “monitor and coordinate prevention of lynching”.
It proposes a jail term from three years to life for those involved in assaulting and injuring a person.
In the event of the victim’s death, the perpetrators can be punished with death sentence or rigorous life imprisonment.
The Bill, while defining terms like “lynching” and “mob”, also says that a West Bengal Lynching Compensation Scheme may be framed under this legislation.
The bill was passed in the aftermath of a string of incidents of people getting beaten to death over rumours of cattle smuggling and child theft.
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