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MP judge faces threats after sentencing cow vigilantes to life
Bar and Bench··1 Jul
Additional District and Sessions Judge Tabassum Khan of Narmadapuram, Madhya Pradesh, faced death threats, communal abuse and effigy burning after sentencing seven men to life imprisonment on June 12 for the 2022 mob lynching of truck driver Najir Ahmed over cattle smuggling allegations. Madhya Pradesh Police registered an FIR against unidentified persons under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
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What It Means For You
- Judicial verdicts in lynching cases can draw public intimidation campaigns.
- Mob lynching convictions may face communal backlash online and offline.
- Police FIRs signal action against threats to sitting judges.
What's Happening
- Seven men received life sentences on June 12, 2026.
- Judge Tabassum Khan faced threats and effigy burning after the verdict.
- Madhya Pradesh Police registered an FIR against unidentified persons.
Case Background
- Najir Ahmed was lynched in 2022 over cattle smuggling suspicion.
- The court explicitly described the crime as mob lynching.
- Congress leader Pawan Khera defended the evidence-based verdict.
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