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The IPS officer even requested local religious leaders like the imams to pacify the crowd. Yet, there was no respite. The frenzied crowd refused to listen and pelted stones at the leaders and the police.

As they squeezed through the tightly-packed crowd, they saw that two men who were crossdressers were the targets and the mob had beaten them black and blue. One man had already succumbed to his injuries, while the second was battling for his life.

Applauded for taking a stand, criticised for promoting brutality, the debate continues.

On a hazy Sunday evening during the Jat quota protests, a lone brave security guard fended off a huge mob that tried to loot a bank.