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Delhi Man Hiding From Thieves Beaten Over Kidnapping Rumours, Dies: Cops
- Sunday September 22, 2019
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
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
- Monday September 2, 2019
- India News | Written by Alok Pandey
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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Pregnant Woman Thrashed Over Child Kidnapping Rumours In Delhi
- Sunday September 1, 2019
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
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
- Thursday August 29, 2019
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
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
- Wednesday August 28, 2019
- India News | Written by Alok Pandey, Edited by Debanish Achom
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
- Friday November 23, 2018
- India News | NDTV News Desk
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
- Monday July 30, 2018
- India News | Reuters
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
- Wednesday July 25, 2018
- Cities | Press Trust of India
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
- Tuesday July 24, 2018
- Cities | Press Trust of India
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
- Sunday July 15, 2018
- India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury, Shruti Menon, Uma Sudhir
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
- Sunday July 15, 2018
- Karnataka News | Reported by Uma Sudhir, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
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
- Friday July 6, 2018
- India News | Written by Neeta Sharma
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
- Thursday July 5, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
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
- Tuesday July 3, 2018
- India News | Reuters
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
- Sunday September 22, 2019
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Labourer Mistaken As Child Kidnapper Beaten To Death In Uttar Pradesh
- Monday September 2, 2019
- India News | Written by Alok Pandey
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
- www.ndtv.com
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Pregnant Woman Thrashed Over Child Kidnapping Rumours In Delhi
- Sunday September 1, 2019
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
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,.
- www.ndtv.com
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National Security Act For Spreading Child Kidnapping Rumours: UP Top Cop
- Thursday August 29, 2019
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
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
- www.ndtv.com
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Man Beaten To Death, Woman Thrashed Over Child Kidnapping Rumours In UP
- Wednesday August 28, 2019
- India News | Written by Alok Pandey, Edited by Debanish Achom
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Cops Rescue 6 Africans Targeted Over Child Kidnapping Rumour In Delhi
- Friday November 23, 2018
- India News | NDTV News Desk
Six Africans were targeted in Delhi last night amid rumours that they were involved in child kidnapping and cannibalism.
- www.ndtv.com
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"He Looked Like A Terrorist": The Horror Story Of Karnataka Mob Attack
- Monday July 30, 2018
- India News | Reuters
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Suspected Of Child Kidnapping, 4 Detained In West Bengal's Jalpaiguri
- Wednesday July 25, 2018
- Cities | Press Trust of India
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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4 Women, Suspected Of Child Kidnapping, Assaulted By Mob In West Bengal
- Tuesday July 24, 2018
- Cities | Press Trust of India
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Behind Wave Of Fake Mob Killings, Worrying Role Of Local Media
- Sunday July 15, 2018
- India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury, Shruti Menon, Uma Sudhir
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Techie Beaten To Death By Mob In Karnataka After WhatsApp Rumours
- Sunday July 15, 2018
- Karnataka News | Reported by Uma Sudhir, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Mob Violence Sparked By Rumours Linked To Poor Policing Too: Officials
- Friday July 6, 2018
- India News | Written by Neeta Sharma
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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After Deaths, Centre Asks States To Prevent Mob Killings
- Thursday July 5, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Lynchings Fuelled By Rumour Hit Anti-Trafficking Drives
- Tuesday July 3, 2018
- India News | Reuters
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.
- www.ndtv.com