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Man Accused Of Rape, Murder Killed By Mob After Escaping From Assam Court
A 45-year-old man who was accused of rape and murder was killed by a mob in Assam's Lakhimpur on Thursday after he escaped from the court on Tuesday.
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Assam Man Attacked With Machete, Set On Fire After He Allegedly Killed Girl
A man accused of killing a 5-year-old child was lynched and later set on fire by a mob in Dibrugarh's Rohmoria on Saturday.
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Assam Cow Protection Bill To Encourage Mob Lynching: Congress MP Abdul Khaleque
The bill was introduced to further the agenda of the BJP and the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh, Congress Lok Sabha MP Abdul Khaleque has said.
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11 Arrested In Assam Over Suspected Witch-Hunting Case
Two days after two people were killed by a mob in a Rohimapur, a remote village under Dokmoka police station of Karbi Anglong district in Assam after local residents suspected them of practicing witchcraft, till now 11 people have been arrested and a massive manhunt is on to nab the others, police sources said.
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Retired Assam Doctor Volunteered To Work In Estate Where He Was Lynched
On Saturday, 73-year-old Dr Deben Dutta, a doctor with a long, illustrious career, was dragged, kicked, slapped and punched by a mob at a tea estate where he had volunteered his services after retirement just a few years ago.
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Assam Man, Mother Killed By Mob On Suspicion Of Murder, Incident On Video
A man and his mother were beaten to death by an angry mob in the presence of a policeman at Shewpur Tea Estate in Upper Assam's Tinsukia district on Friday. The matter came to light after a video of the murder was widely shared on social media.
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2 Men In Assam Beaten To Death On Suspicion Of Killing Village Headman
In a shocking case of mob lynching, two men were beaten to death by the villagers of Gargaon on suspicion of killing the village headman on Wednesday, police said.
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Police File Chargesheet Against 48 Accused In Assam Mob Killing Case
The Assam Police today filed a 844-page charge sheet against 48 people in the sensational mob lynching case of two youths in Karbi Anglong district in June this year.
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11 Arrested After Mob Attack Kills Man, Injures 3 In Assam
Eleven people have been arrested after a man was beaten to death and three others critically injured by a mob in Assam's Biswanath district that suspected them to be cattle thieves on Thursday. All those arrested are from the Adivasi community who work in the Diplunga Tea Estate, about 250 km from Guwahati.
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1 Killed, 3 Injured By Mob On Suspicion Of Cattle Lifting In Assam
One person was killed and three others were critically injured by a mob in Biswanath district of Assam that suspected them to be cattle lifters, police said today.
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Behind Wave Of Fake Mob Killings, Worrying Role Of Local Media
A journalist in north Maharashtra who created a fake video. Local stringers in Jharkhand and Hyderabad who sent out alarmist messages. A 'lone wolf' in Assam who summoned a mob.
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Army Rescues 3 Priests From Rumour-Driven Mob Attack In Assam
Amid concern over mob killings driven by WhatsApp messages, the army today arrived just in time to save the lives of three priests who were under attack from a large crowd that believed they were kidnappers out to get children
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Assamese Film On Superstitions, Mob Killings To Be Taken To Rural Pockets
The killing of two young men by a mob in Assam has become a major talking point across the country on how the spread of rumours on social media can have catastrophic effects. Amid "strong" rumours on Facebook, WhatsApp and phone calls about the presence of child kidnappers in their area, the villagers in Karbi Anglong district thrashed the two men ...
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Rumours On Social Media Fueled Violence That Swallowed 2 Lives In Assam
The videos that went viral showed the two men being thrashed in Assam's Karbi Anglong by local tribals. A crackdown has not only led to several arrests -- those who were part of the mob, including the main accused, as well those who were spreading fake news, rumours and communal hatred on social media after the gruesome incident.
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Main Accused In Assam's Karbi Anglong Mob Attack Case Arrested
In a big breakthrough the Assam police have arrested the alleged kingpin in the Karbi Anglong lynching case, in which two men were brutally killed after rumours that they were child-lifters. The man identified as Alphajoz Timung, had called up locals to stop the car claiming there were two men inside, who were child-lifters said the police. He was ...
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Man Accused Of Rape, Murder Killed By Mob After Escaping From Assam Court
A 45-year-old man who was accused of rape and murder was killed by a mob in Assam's Lakhimpur on Thursday after he escaped from the court on Tuesday.
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Assam Man Attacked With Machete, Set On Fire After He Allegedly Killed Girl
A man accused of killing a 5-year-old child was lynched and later set on fire by a mob in Dibrugarh's Rohmoria on Saturday.
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Assam Cow Protection Bill To Encourage Mob Lynching: Congress MP Abdul Khaleque
The bill was introduced to further the agenda of the BJP and the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh, Congress Lok Sabha MP Abdul Khaleque has said.
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11 Arrested In Assam Over Suspected Witch-Hunting Case
Two days after two people were killed by a mob in a Rohimapur, a remote village under Dokmoka police station of Karbi Anglong district in Assam after local residents suspected them of practicing witchcraft, till now 11 people have been arrested and a massive manhunt is on to nab the others, police sources said.
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Retired Assam Doctor Volunteered To Work In Estate Where He Was Lynched
On Saturday, 73-year-old Dr Deben Dutta, a doctor with a long, illustrious career, was dragged, kicked, slapped and punched by a mob at a tea estate where he had volunteered his services after retirement just a few years ago.
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Assam Man, Mother Killed By Mob On Suspicion Of Murder, Incident On Video
A man and his mother were beaten to death by an angry mob in the presence of a policeman at Shewpur Tea Estate in Upper Assam's Tinsukia district on Friday. The matter came to light after a video of the murder was widely shared on social media.
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2 Men In Assam Beaten To Death On Suspicion Of Killing Village Headman
In a shocking case of mob lynching, two men were beaten to death by the villagers of Gargaon on suspicion of killing the village headman on Wednesday, police said.
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Police File Chargesheet Against 48 Accused In Assam Mob Killing Case
The Assam Police today filed a 844-page charge sheet against 48 people in the sensational mob lynching case of two youths in Karbi Anglong district in June this year.
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11 Arrested After Mob Attack Kills Man, Injures 3 In Assam
Eleven people have been arrested after a man was beaten to death and three others critically injured by a mob in Assam's Biswanath district that suspected them to be cattle thieves on Thursday. All those arrested are from the Adivasi community who work in the Diplunga Tea Estate, about 250 km from Guwahati.
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1 Killed, 3 Injured By Mob On Suspicion Of Cattle Lifting In Assam
One person was killed and three others were critically injured by a mob in Biswanath district of Assam that suspected them to be cattle lifters, police said today.
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Behind Wave Of Fake Mob Killings, Worrying Role Of Local Media
A journalist in north Maharashtra who created a fake video. Local stringers in Jharkhand and Hyderabad who sent out alarmist messages. A 'lone wolf' in Assam who summoned a mob.
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Army Rescues 3 Priests From Rumour-Driven Mob Attack In Assam
Amid concern over mob killings driven by WhatsApp messages, the army today arrived just in time to save the lives of three priests who were under attack from a large crowd that believed they were kidnappers out to get children
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Assamese Film On Superstitions, Mob Killings To Be Taken To Rural Pockets
The killing of two young men by a mob in Assam has become a major talking point across the country on how the spread of rumours on social media can have catastrophic effects. Amid "strong" rumours on Facebook, WhatsApp and phone calls about the presence of child kidnappers in their area, the villagers in Karbi Anglong district thrashed the two men ...
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Rumours On Social Media Fueled Violence That Swallowed 2 Lives In Assam
The videos that went viral showed the two men being thrashed in Assam's Karbi Anglong by local tribals. A crackdown has not only led to several arrests -- those who were part of the mob, including the main accused, as well those who were spreading fake news, rumours and communal hatred on social media after the gruesome incident.
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Main Accused In Assam's Karbi Anglong Mob Attack Case Arrested
In a big breakthrough the Assam police have arrested the alleged kingpin in the Karbi Anglong lynching case, in which two men were brutally killed after rumours that they were child-lifters. The man identified as Alphajoz Timung, had called up locals to stop the car claiming there were two men inside, who were child-lifters said the police. He was ...
