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Power, Prejudice and Opportunism: Tracing Vigilante Crimes and Social Harm in India.

Vigilante violence in India has become a pressing challenge rooted in social inequality and institutional fragility. This article explores mob lynching and related vigilante crimes through the lens of social harm and human rights, analyzing how insecurity, entrenched prejudice and deceptive narrativ...

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Published in:British Journal of Criminology Vol. 66; no. 4; pp. 787 - 804
Main Authors: Jha, Manish K, Sengupta, Sohini
Format: Article
Published: Oxford University Press / USA Jul2026
Subjects:
India
Lynching
Misinformation
Social cohesion
Human rights
Emotional trauma
Equality
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