{
  "id": 16140770,
  "title": "When mob takes law into its own hands: another man lynched in Keralam’s Palakkad",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/when-mob-takes-law-into-its-own-hands-another-man-lynched-in-keralams",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T01:35:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/when-mob-takes-law-into-its-own-hands-another-man-lynched-in-keralams-palakkad/article71608681.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The brutal lynching of an aurally challenged, unidentified man near the Moolathara dam in Keralam’s Palakkad has once again shaken the conscience of society. Abdul Latheef Naha speaks to investigators, psychiatrists and forensic experts to understand how did a homeless man become the target of a group that took it upon itself to punish him and such incidents are recurring.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}