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Delhi Man Hiding From Thieves Beaten Over Kidnapping Rumours, Dies: Cops
A 27-year-old man died on Saturday in Delhi, nearly three weeks after he was allegedly thrashed on suspicion of being a child lifter when he entered a stranger's house to save himself from the chasing snatchers, the police said.
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Labourer Mistaken As Child Kidnapper Beaten To Death In Uttar Pradesh
A labourer was beaten to death and eight others were injured in a mob attack after they were mistaken as child kidnappers at a village in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi. The killing comes days after another man who was taking his nephew to a doctor was beaten to death over child kidnapping rumours in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal
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UP Vice-Principal Arrested For Spreading Child Kidnapping Rumours
The vice-principal of a government college in Uttar Pradesh 's Sitapur was arrested for allegedly spreading child-abduction rumours.
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Pregnant Woman Thrashed Over Child Kidnapping Rumours In Delhi
A pregnant hearing and speech impaired woman was thrashed by a mob over suspicion of being a child-lifter in northeast Delhi, the police said on Sunday,.
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National Security Act For Spreading Child Kidnapping Rumours: UP Top Cop
In a bid to contain widespread rumours of child kidnapping leading to incidents of lynching in Uttar Pradesh, the state government has instructed all district police chiefs to slap National Security Act (NSA) against those who are found inciting mob or spreading rumours on social media
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Man Beaten To Death, Woman Thrashed Over Child Kidnapping Rumours In UP
A man was killed and his brother was injured after a group thrashed them over rumours that they were on the prowl to kidnap children in western Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal. In a similar incident, a woman who was taking her grandson for shopping in Ghaziabad near Delhi was thrashed by a mob over allegations that she was a child kidnapper.
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Cops Rescue 6 Africans Targeted Over Child Kidnapping Rumour In Delhi
Six Africans were targeted in Delhi last night amid rumours that they were involved in child kidnapping and cannibalism.
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"He Looked Like A Terrorist": The Horror Story Of Karnataka Mob Attack
Karnataka mob lynching: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration, which has been facing criticism from opposition parties and the public for failing to do enough to stop the lynchings, has blamed WhatsApp, warning the messaging service of legal action if it did not curb the spread of fake news.
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Suspected Of Child Kidnapping, 4 Detained In West Bengal's Jalpaiguri
A day after four women were assaulted on suspicion of being child kidnappers in Dhupguri block of Jalpaiguri district, four others were detained on Tuesday after people of a village in the block handed them over to the police on the same suspicion.
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4 Women, Suspected Of Child Kidnapping, Assaulted By Mob In West Bengal
Four women were allegedly assaulted and two of them disrobed by a mob in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district on suspicion of being child-lifters, police said.
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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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Techie Beaten To Death By Mob In Karnataka After WhatsApp Rumours
A 32-year-old software engineer was beaten to death and three others - one of them a Qatar national -- were seriously injured over WhatsApp-driven rumours of child kidnapping in Karnataka's Bidar. The police said the mob frenzy started after the man from Qatar was seen distributing chocolates to local children. The police have arrested 32 people.
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Mob Violence Sparked By Rumours Linked To Poor Policing Too: Officials
Incidents of mob violence sparked by rumours about child lifters on the prowl are also linked to the lack of public confidence in the police's ability to track down the criminals and recover the kidnapped children, a senior government official said after the union home ministry issued its advisory on Wednesday.
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After Deaths, Centre Asks States To Prevent Mob Killings
The Union Home Ministry has issued an advisory to states and Union Territories (UTs) asking them to take measures to prevent incidents of mob lynching fuelled by rumours of child kidnappings circulating on social media, an official said on Thursday.
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Lynchings Fuelled By Rumour Hit Anti-Trafficking Drives
The public lynchings of at least 10 people in the country on false rumours of child kidnap has forced anti-trafficking charities to put their work on hold, fearing they could be targeted.
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Delhi Man Hiding From Thieves Beaten Over Kidnapping Rumours, Dies: Cops
A 27-year-old man died on Saturday in Delhi, nearly three weeks after he was allegedly thrashed on suspicion of being a child lifter when he entered a stranger's house to save himself from the chasing snatchers, the police said.
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Labourer Mistaken As Child Kidnapper Beaten To Death In Uttar Pradesh
A labourer was beaten to death and eight others were injured in a mob attack after they were mistaken as child kidnappers at a village in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi. The killing comes days after another man who was taking his nephew to a doctor was beaten to death over child kidnapping rumours in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal
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UP Vice-Principal Arrested For Spreading Child Kidnapping Rumours
The vice-principal of a government college in Uttar Pradesh 's Sitapur was arrested for allegedly spreading child-abduction rumours.
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Pregnant Woman Thrashed Over Child Kidnapping Rumours In Delhi
A pregnant hearing and speech impaired woman was thrashed by a mob over suspicion of being a child-lifter in northeast Delhi, the police said on Sunday,.
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National Security Act For Spreading Child Kidnapping Rumours: UP Top Cop
In a bid to contain widespread rumours of child kidnapping leading to incidents of lynching in Uttar Pradesh, the state government has instructed all district police chiefs to slap National Security Act (NSA) against those who are found inciting mob or spreading rumours on social media
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Man Beaten To Death, Woman Thrashed Over Child Kidnapping Rumours In UP
A man was killed and his brother was injured after a group thrashed them over rumours that they were on the prowl to kidnap children in western Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal. In a similar incident, a woman who was taking her grandson for shopping in Ghaziabad near Delhi was thrashed by a mob over allegations that she was a child kidnapper.
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Cops Rescue 6 Africans Targeted Over Child Kidnapping Rumour In Delhi
Six Africans were targeted in Delhi last night amid rumours that they were involved in child kidnapping and cannibalism.
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"He Looked Like A Terrorist": The Horror Story Of Karnataka Mob Attack
Karnataka mob lynching: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration, which has been facing criticism from opposition parties and the public for failing to do enough to stop the lynchings, has blamed WhatsApp, warning the messaging service of legal action if it did not curb the spread of fake news.
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Suspected Of Child Kidnapping, 4 Detained In West Bengal's Jalpaiguri
A day after four women were assaulted on suspicion of being child kidnappers in Dhupguri block of Jalpaiguri district, four others were detained on Tuesday after people of a village in the block handed them over to the police on the same suspicion.
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4 Women, Suspected Of Child Kidnapping, Assaulted By Mob In West Bengal
Four women were allegedly assaulted and two of them disrobed by a mob in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district on suspicion of being child-lifters, police said.
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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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Techie Beaten To Death By Mob In Karnataka After WhatsApp Rumours
A 32-year-old software engineer was beaten to death and three others - one of them a Qatar national -- were seriously injured over WhatsApp-driven rumours of child kidnapping in Karnataka's Bidar. The police said the mob frenzy started after the man from Qatar was seen distributing chocolates to local children. The police have arrested 32 people.
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Mob Violence Sparked By Rumours Linked To Poor Policing Too: Officials
Incidents of mob violence sparked by rumours about child lifters on the prowl are also linked to the lack of public confidence in the police's ability to track down the criminals and recover the kidnapped children, a senior government official said after the union home ministry issued its advisory on Wednesday.
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After Deaths, Centre Asks States To Prevent Mob Killings
The Union Home Ministry has issued an advisory to states and Union Territories (UTs) asking them to take measures to prevent incidents of mob lynching fuelled by rumours of child kidnappings circulating on social media, an official said on Thursday.
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Lynchings Fuelled By Rumour Hit Anti-Trafficking Drives
The public lynchings of at least 10 people in the country on false rumours of child kidnap has forced anti-trafficking charities to put their work on hold, fearing they could be targeted.
