QUESTION 19
GS3
15 marks
Mob violence is emerging as a serious law and order problem in India. By giving suitable examples, analyze the causes and consequences of such violence.
WRITE IN
11 min
250 words
What the examiner wants
Analyse with examples why mob violence is rising and what it does to society and state.
AnalyzeBreak it into parts, show how the parts connect, and judge which matter most.
Demand-wise check
- 1Examples: Dadri (2015), child-lifting rumours on WhatsApp (2018), Palghar (2020)≈50 words
- 2Causes: rumours and fake news, communal and caste polarisation, cow vigilantism, distrust of slow justice, impunity, police delays, political patronage≈50 words
- 3Consequences: rule-of-law breakdown, minority fear, harm to India's image, polarisation, investment climate≈50 words
- 4Remedies: Tehseen Poonawalla guidelines, specific offence in BNS, fast-track courts, fact-checking, police accountability≈50 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
ExamplesCausesConsequencesRemediesConclusion
Where marks usually go
- No real examples
- Only blaming social media
Draw this
- Flowchart: rumour → mobilisation → violence → impunity loop
Value addition
- CaseTehseen Poonawalla v Union of India (2018) directed nodal officers and fast-track trials for lynching.Supreme Court, 2018
- LawSection 103(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 punishes murder by a group on grounds such as race, caste, community or religion.BNS, 2023
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