Overview

• On July 11 in Roing’s Lower Dibang Valley district, a mob stormed the local police station, seized a 17-year-old accused of molesting seven girls at Mount Carmel School hostel, and lynched him
• Police initially rescued the accused and admitted him to a nearby hospital, but the mob pursued him, dragged him out again, and killed him on hospital grounds
• Police reinforcements later arrived to restore order, but community tensions remain high as residents demand justice and question law enforcement accountability
• Parents have been instructed to withdraw their children and enroll them in nearby government or recognised private schools following the school’s indefinite closure
• The incident underscores persistent challenges around mob justice, child safety in educational institutions and confidence in judicial processes