The 2006 Bhiwandi lynching was the murder of two police constables in Bhiwandi, Thane district, Maharashtra, India by a Muslim mob.[1][2] They were killed and then burned after police had shot at a mob pelting stones causing the death of two Muslim men.[3] The bodies of the policemen were discovered at a distance variously stated as 200 metres and 500 metres from a police outpost.[4][5] An existing curfew was extended after the event, described by The Times of India as a lynching.[6] Some reports said the constables were stabbed to death.[7] The police constables have been identified as R.Y. Jagtap of the Bhoiwada police station and B.R. Gangurde of the Narpoli police station.[8][9]

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  1. ↑ "International Religious Freedom Report 2008". US Department of State. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Annual Report on International Religious Freedom 2007, February 2008, 110-2 Report, *. 2008. p. 641.
  3. ↑ "Bhiwandi backlash: Two cops set on fire, curfew on | Jul 06,2006". Outlookindia.com. Retrieved 17 January 2016., Quote: "Two policemen were murdered and set on fire in a backlash by a mob after two persons were killed in police firing (...) Two persons were killed in police firing and at least 34 persons, mostly policemen, were injured in stone pelting by the mob yesterday. The deceased were identified as Ramjan Khan and Abdul Malik, both residents of the town."
  4. ↑ "Bhiwandi backlash: Two cops set on fire, curfew on | Jul 06,2006". Outlookindia.com. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Charred bodies of two cops found in Bhiwandi after riot - Indian Express". Archive.indianexpress.com. 6 July 2006. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Two policemen lynched; curfew in Bhiwandi". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 6 July 2006. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "2 policemen stabbed to death in Bhiwandi - Today's Paper". The Hindu. 7 July 2006. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "Mob, cops clash; 4 killed near Mumbai". Rediff.com. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  9. ↑ Ashwin Aghor; Prashant Hamine (7 July 2006). "'Cops were stabbed and set on fire' | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". Dnaindia.com. Retrieved 17 January 2016.


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