Nagaland lynching: NCP's Tariq Anwar calls for speedy justice

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Tariq Anwar on Friday termed as extremely unfortunate the incident in Nagaland where a crowd broke into a jail in Dimapur district and lynched a man accused of raping a girl, and called for speedy justice in such cases.

"Whatever took place is not correct. There is Constitution and law in our country. The police and the administration is there to ensure that such incidents that violate the law do not take. If everybody takes the law into their hands then there will be no law and order situation in the country, there will be anarchy. So, this is not correct," Anwar said.

"The anger against those committing rapes and similar crimes are obvious. There should be speedy justice in such cases, fast-track courts should be set up and they should be punished," he added.

A mob in Nagaland barged into the Dimapur Central Jail on Thursday afternoon, dragged out a rape accused and lynched him. Police said the mob overpowered jail security, tied up the man and dragged him for seven kilometres, thrashing him along the way. By the end, he succumbed to his injuries.

The victim has been identified as 35-year-old Syed Farid Khan, a small-time trader who dealt in scrap and used motor cars.