West Bengal: Two separate mob lynchings within 72 hours result in the deaths of three Muslim men accused of cow/goat theft.

A minor Muslim, Abdul Fahad, faced severe brutality from a Hindutva mob  in the Ramkola police station area of Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh. The incident took place on 4 December while the boy was returning home from school. The 15-year-old was stripped of his clothes and brutally beaten with belts and other weapons. After the assault, the group forced him into a cold water pond, endangering his life in the chilly weather. The youth became a victim of an act of brutality, sending shockwaves through the community.