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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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Mob Beats Man To Death In Bengal Over Child-Lifting Rumours: Police
A person was killed by a mob in West Bengal's Asansol on Wednesday on suspicion of being a child lifter, police said. One person has been arrested and several others have been detained by the police for their alleged involvement in the incident.
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Engineer Among 7 Beaten Up By Mobs Over Child Lifting Rumours In UP: Cops
Seven persons, including a telecom engineer and three men with mental disabilities, were allegedly beaten by locals on the suspicion of being child-lifters in different incidents in Uttar Pradesh, police said on Friday.
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7 Men In Madhya Pradesh, Suspected To Be Kidnappers, Beaten; 9 Arrested
Villagers allegedly thrashed a group of seven men on suspicion they were child lifters in adjoining Khargone district of Madhya Pradesh, an official said on Monday.
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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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Main Accused In Assam Lynching Arrested, Had Instigated Villagers: Police
The prime accused in the lynching of two men in Assam was arrested from Karbi Anglong district in the early hours today, a senior police officer said. Director General of Police Kuladhar Saikia said the prime accused allegedly had an argument with the two men, following which he spread the rumour that they were child lifters, to instigate the villa...
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WhatsApp Rumours Claim One More Life In Telangana
Rumours spread on social media cost another life in Telangana on Monday as a 52-year-old man dressed as a transgender was beaten to death after he was accused of being a child-lifter. Two others with him -- Swamy and Narasimha, were severely injured. They were rescued by the police and shifted to Osmania General hospital in Hyderabad.
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Social Media Posts Fuel Hysteria, Mob Violence In West Bengal
The West Bengal police are going around the villages and towns with mikes urging people to ignore rumours about dacoits, child lifters and molesters that have spread in the state which resulted in mobs lynching two men and brutally beating up two women, one of them a 70-year-old NRI.
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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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Mob Beats Man To Death In Bengal Over Child-Lifting Rumours: Police
A person was killed by a mob in West Bengal's Asansol on Wednesday on suspicion of being a child lifter, police said. One person has been arrested and several others have been detained by the police for their alleged involvement in the incident.
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Engineer Among 7 Beaten Up By Mobs Over Child Lifting Rumours In UP: Cops
Seven persons, including a telecom engineer and three men with mental disabilities, were allegedly beaten by locals on the suspicion of being child-lifters in different incidents in Uttar Pradesh, police said on Friday.
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7 Men In Madhya Pradesh, Suspected To Be Kidnappers, Beaten; 9 Arrested
Villagers allegedly thrashed a group of seven men on suspicion they were child lifters in adjoining Khargone district of Madhya Pradesh, an official said on Monday.
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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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Main Accused In Assam Lynching Arrested, Had Instigated Villagers: Police
The prime accused in the lynching of two men in Assam was arrested from Karbi Anglong district in the early hours today, a senior police officer said. Director General of Police Kuladhar Saikia said the prime accused allegedly had an argument with the two men, following which he spread the rumour that they were child lifters, to instigate the villa...
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WhatsApp Rumours Claim One More Life In Telangana
Rumours spread on social media cost another life in Telangana on Monday as a 52-year-old man dressed as a transgender was beaten to death after he was accused of being a child-lifter. Two others with him -- Swamy and Narasimha, were severely injured. They were rescued by the police and shifted to Osmania General hospital in Hyderabad.
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Social Media Posts Fuel Hysteria, Mob Violence In West Bengal
The West Bengal police are going around the villages and towns with mikes urging people to ignore rumours about dacoits, child lifters and molesters that have spread in the state which resulted in mobs lynching two men and brutally beating up two women, one of them a 70-year-old NRI.
