India, May 11 -- The Odisha Crime Branch on Monday clarified why charges related to mob lynching have not been invoked so far in the Balianta case involving the death of a Government Railway Police (GRP) constable who was allegedly killed by locals over an attempt to rape allegation.Odisha Business Directory

Discover more Cultural Heritage Tours POLITICS Politics Odisha Crime Branch Director General Vinaytosh Mishra said the investigation is still underway, and evidence collected so far does not support the inclusion of mob lynching provisions under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

According to Mishra, the BNS defines mob lynching as an assault carried out by five or more persons on the basis of caste, religion, sex, language, place o...