Hindu mob lynchings stoke fear and anger among India's Muslims

NEW DELHI -- A string of lynchings in India has stoked fear and anger among minority Muslims, just weeks after an election that saw the ruling Hindu nationalist party accused of spouting hate-filled rhetoric.

Longstanding religious tensions have soared as critics blame Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government for ignoring a jump in violence and hate directed at Muslims, who make up about 14% of India's Hindu-majority 1.4 billion population.