The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has taken over the investigation of three First Information Reports (FIRs) in the Palghar lynching incident. Meanwhile, a Public Intrest Litigation was filed in the Bombay High Court on Tuesday by lawyer Alakh Alok Srivastava over the Palghar lynching incident.

The PIL seeks a CBI/SIT inquiry and a time-bound trial in a fast track court. While 101 people have been remanded in police custody till April 30, nine others have been sent to a juvenile home.