The brutal lynching of this young man by a mob in Jharkhand is a blot on humanity. The cruelty of the police who he… https://t.co/Y1DGLTCwv8 — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) 1561471982000

NEW DELHI: Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi attacked Congress in Lok Sabha over imposition of Emergency calling it a "blot on democracy", Rahul Gandhi hit back calling the lynching of youth in Jharkhand a "blot on humanity."Targeting the Central and the state government, Rahul questioned the silence of powerful voices in the BJP ."The brutal lynching of this young man by a mob in Jharkhand is a blot on humanity. The cruelty of the police who held this dying boy in custody for 4 days is shocking as is the silence of powerful voices in the BJP ruled Central & State Govts," Rahul said on Twitter.The Congress president used the hashtag 'India Against Lynch Terror' with his tweet.Tabrez Ansari was thrashed by a mob for alleged theft on June 18 and a video had emerged which purportedly showed that he was forced to chant "Jai Shri Ram" and "Jai Hanuman" in Jharkhand's Saraikela Kharsawan district.He was declared "brought dead" by doctors at the Tata Main Hospital in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, Saturday.Eleven people have been arrested in connection with Ansari's death and a special investigation team has been set up to look into the matter.Read this report in Marathi