2019 Jharkhand mob lynching  On 17 June 2019, 24-year-old Tabrez Ansari was attacked by a lynch mob in Jharkhand, India. He was tied to a tree, brutally beaten on suspicion of bike theft; Ansari, a Muslim, was also forced to chant Hindu sayings. He died several days later. The incident came to light after a video of the lynching went viral. India's Prime Minister commented on this lynching in the Parliament of India. Tabrez Ansari was an orphan. He lived in Pune and worked there for seven years. He visited his hometown of Kadamdih occasionally on festivals. For Eid al-Fitr he visited Kadamdih. During the visit, on 17 June, he went to Jamshedpur with two friends on the bike of one of his friends. While returning from Jamshedpur, he was caught in the village Dhatkidih, near Kadamdih. He was tied to a tree by the mob and brutally beaten on the suspicion of bike theft. While the mob was beating him, a video was made by an unidentified person in the mob. He was forced to say religious slogans such as "Jai Shri Ram" and "Jai Hanuman", which translates from Hindi to "hail Lord Ram" or "victory to Lord Ram". In the past, attacks and lynchings fueled by rumours on WhatsApp have occurred in India, where the fast propagation of fake news has led to violent outcomes. Often the fake news involve rumours of child kidnapping or roaming bandits. On the morning of 18 June, the police were notified. Ansari was arrested and locked up in Saraykela Police Station. His wife received a call from him telling her what had happened. She informed her relatives. His uncle visited the station and saw that he was severely injured. He asked the police to provide medical treatment, but Ansari was sent to prison without it. Two days later. when his uncle went to see him in prison, Ansari was not in any condition to talk. His uncle again contacted the police for medical help, but he was denied. He tried to reach the medical officer of the prison too, but was unable to meet him. On the morning of 22 June, Ansari's family received news that his condition was severe, and he was admitted to Sadar Hospital. His relatives reached the hospital by 7:30 am, but by that time, he had died. The Tabrez family demanded that the perpetrators be tried under Section 302 (Punishment for murder) of the Indian Penal Code.