On the night of 16 April, three men - two saints and their driver - were going from Mumbai in a car towards Surat in Gujarat to attend a funeral. Their vehicle was stopped near a village in Palghar district where the three were dragged out of the car and beaten to death with sticks by a mob. The saints from different sects have condemned the Palghar lynching incident and threatened nationwide protest if strict action will not be taken against the culprits in this connection.