Palghar Police Avert Mob Violence: Villagers Accuse Cloth Vendors of Secretly Photographing Girls
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News18•09-01-2026, 14:33
Palghar Police Avert Mob Violence: Villagers Accuse Cloth Vendors of Secretly Photographing Girls
- •Four out-of-state cloth vendors were surrounded by villagers in Dandi, Palghar, accused of secretly photographing schoolgirls.
- •The incident escalated, raising fears of a repeat of the Gadchinchale sadhu murder case.
- •Palghar police swiftly intervened, calming the angry crowd and taking the vendors into custody.
- •Police are investigating the allegations, inspecting the vendors' mobile phones; no photos of girls were found initially.
- •Authorities urge citizens to report suspicions to the police instead of taking law into their own hands, highlighting lingering distrust after Gadchinchale.
Why It Matters: Palghar police intervention prevented mob violence after villagers accused cloth vendors of photographing girls.
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