2018 Karbi Anglong lynching

Mob lynching incident in Assam, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2018 Karbi Anglong lynching was a violent incident of mob lynching that took place in Karbi Anglong, Assam, in India on 8 June 2018.[1]

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2018 Karbi Anglong lynching
LocationPanijuri, Karbi Anglong, Assam
DateJune 8, 2018; 6 years ago (2018-06-08)
Attack type
Lynching
Deaths2
VictimsNilotpal Das and Abhijit Nath
Perpetrators250 people
Accused28 people
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Fake news

Fake news spread via WhatsApp have been named as the cause of the lynchings of Nilotpal Das and Abhijit Nath.[2] The rumors said that child lifters were in the area.

Incident

The incident took place in the backdrop of widespread public rumours over rising child trafficking and the spate of killings known as the Indian WhatsApp lynchings. A mob of about 250 people attacked two men under suspicion of child trafficking and beat the two to death in a case of mistaken identity.[3]

Arrests

As of 21 June 2018, 36 people had been arrested.[4]

References

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