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West Bengal (Prevention of Lynching) Bill, 2019
September 1 , 2019
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- The West Bengal Legislative Assembly has passed the West Bengal (Prevention of Lynching) Bill, 2019 to prevent and punish incidents of mob assaults and lynching.
- It proposes a jail term from three years to life for those involved in assaulting and injuring a person.
- 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.
- Rajasthan has also passed a similar bill and it awaits President’s nod.
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