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The '''2006 Bhindi lynching''' was the murder of two police [[constable]]s in [[Bhiwandi]], [[Thane district]], [[Maharashtra]], India by a Muslim mob.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/2008/108500.htm | title=International Religious Freedom Report 2008 | publisher=[[US Department of State]] | accessdate=19 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Annual Report on International Religious Freedom 2007, February 2008, 110-2 Report, *|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ot1EAQAAMAAJ|year=2008|page=641}}</ref> They were killed and then burned after police had shot at a mob pelting stones causing the death of two Muslim men.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/news/article/bhiwandi-backlash-two-cops-set-on-fire--curfew-on/397211 |title=Bhiwandi backlash: Two cops set on fire, curfew on | Jul 06,2006 |website=Outlookindia.com |accessdate=2016-01-17}}, Quote: "Two policemen were murdered and set on fire in a backlash by a mob after two persons were killed in police firing (...) Two persons were killed in police firing and at least 34 persons, mostly policemen, were injured in stone pelting by the mob yesterday. The deceased were identified as Ramjan Khan and Abdul Malik, both residents of the town."</ref> The bodies of the policemen were discovered at a distance variously stated as 200 metres and 500 metres from a police outpost.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/news/article/bhiwandi-backlash-two-cops-set-on-fire--curfew-on/397211 |title=Bhiwandi backlash: Two cops set on fire, curfew on | Jul 06,2006 |website=Outlookindia.com |accessdate=2016-01-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/charred-bodies-of-two-cops-found-in-bhiwandi-after-riot/7964/ |title=Charred bodies of two cops found in Bhiwandi after riot - Indian Express |website=Archive.indianexpress.com |date=2006-07-06 |accessdate=2016-01-17}}</ref> An existing curfew was extended after the event, described by ''[[The Times of India]]'' as a [[lynching]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Two-policemen-lynched-curfew-in-Bhiwandi/articleshow/1710256.cms |title=Two policemen lynched; curfew in Bhiwandi |website=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2006-07-06 |accessdate=2016-01-17}}</ref> Some reports said the constables were stabbed to death.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/2-policemen-stabbed-to-death-in-bhiwandi/article3101524.ece |title=2 policemen stabbed to death in Bhiwandi - Today's Paper |work=The Hindu|date=2006-07-07 |accessdate=2016-01-17}}</ref> The police constables have been identified as R.Y. Jagtap of the Bhoiwada police station and B.R. Gangurde of the Narpoli police station.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2006/jul/06bhi.htm |title=Mob, cops clash; 4 killed near Mumbai |publisher=Rediff.com |accessdate=2016-01-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author1=Ashwin Aghor |author2=Prashant Hamine |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-cops-were-stabbed-and-set-on-fire-1040078 |title='Cops were stabbed and set on fire' | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis |website=Dnaindia.com |date=2006-07-07 |accessdate=2016-01-17}}</ref>

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==External links==
*[http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mumbai/others/Compassion-over-celebration/articleshow/15638499.cms Mumbaimirror.com]

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