2006 Bhiwandi lynching

The 2006 Bhiwandi lynching was the murder of two police constables in Bhiwandi by a Muslim mob. The constables were burned alive after two Muslims were shot by police. Curfew was imposed after the lynching. Some reports said the constables were stabbed to death. The police constables have been identified as R.Y. Jagtap of the Bhoiwada police station and B.R. Gangurde of the Narpoli police station. The Muslim mob belonging to Raza Academy was violently protesting against the construction of a police station near a mosque.