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1 | Incident No. | Date | Title and Description | Cause | State | District | Village/Town/City | No. of Victims | Names of Victims | Gender | Deaths | Major Assaults | Minor Injuries | Cause (Attackers) | Action Taken | State Party (at the Time) | Local Party (at the Time) | Sources | ||||||||
2 | 2019-10-19 | A 37-year old man was killed by villagers in Bhagalpur, Bihar on suspicion of being a child lifter. The victim was attacked by villagers when they confromted him when they saw him talking to a child, according to the district senior superintndent of police | Suspicion | Bihar | Bhagalpur | Manmodhachak | 1 | Mohammed Afsar Ansari | Male | 1 | Local Mob | Not known | BJP+JDU | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/man-beaten-to-death-in-bhagalpur/articleshow/71678246.cms | ||||||||||||
3 | 2019-10-09 | Three police officers from Gujarat and a civilian were mistaken for child lifters and beaten by a mob in Rajasthan | Suspicion | Rajasthan | Banswara | Kushalgarh | 4 | Not known | Male | 1 | 3 | Local Mob | FIR filed against unknown persons | Congress | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/mistaken-as-child-lifters-gujarat-cops-thrashed/articleshow/71530379.cms | |||||||||||
4 | 2019-10-08 | Two youths were tied to an electric pole and beaten by a mob on the suspicion of being child lifters | Suspicion | Rajasthan | Bhilwara | Asind | 2 | Udairam Bhil, Not known | Male | 2 | Local Mob | Five people arrested | Congress | https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/rajasthan-two-youth-thrashed-by-mob-on-suspicion-of-child-lifting20191010082416/ | ||||||||||||
5 | 2019-10-08 | An unidentified elderly man who offered biscuits to a group of kids was thrashed by local villagers who accused him of being a child lifter | Suspicion | Chattisgarh | Kawardha | Paadi | 1 | Not known | Male | 1 | Local Mob | Not known | BJP | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/raipur/chhattishgarh-man-suspected-to-be-child-lifter-thrashed/articleshow/71487578.cms | ||||||||||||
6 | 2019-10-06 | Mohammed Asif Hanif Multani, a 24-years-old cloth salesman was chased and beaten by a mob in KK Nagar area of Ghatlodia in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, who accused him of being a child lifter | Suspicion | Gujarat | Ahmedabad | Ghatlodia | 1 | Mohammed Asif Hanif Multani | Male | 1 | Local Mob | Main accused named Dashrath Prajapati (54) was arrested but later released on bail | BJP | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/muslim-man-thrashed-over-suspicion-of-child-lifting-in-ahmedabad/articleshow/71468539.cms | ||||||||||||
7 | 2019-10-06 | Sunil Yadav, a 32-year-old daily wage labourer from Hazaribagh was locked in a room and beaten by a mob who accused him of being a child lifter in Koderma in Jharkhand. The mob left Yadav by the road, who reached a clinic from where he was transferred to the Sadar hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries a day later.Yadav named his attackers in his complaint. The police, however, deny that there were any child lifting rumours and claim that Yadav was caught stealing by the mob, who proceeded to beat him | Suspicion | Jharkhand | Koderma | 1 | Sunil Yadav | Male | 1 | Local Mob | Not known | BJP | https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/man-lynched-in-j-khand-over-child-lifting-rumour/story-EeLfi620IVGl4GiWHyrfQO.html | |||||||||||||
8 | 2019-10-02 | A woman in her twenties was thrashed by a mob in Charan Singh colony in Vijay Nagar, Ghaziabad after two female relatives of a man with whom she was in a relationship spread rumours about her being a child lifter. Police have detained the accused women and registered an FIR | Suspicion | Uttar Pradesh | Ghaziabad | Vijay Nagar | 1 | Not known | Female | 1 | Local Mob | 2 people have been detained and an FIR has been registered | BJP | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ghaziabad/woman-thrashed-by-mob-on-child-lifting-rumour-in-ghaziabad/articleshow/71412609.cms | ||||||||||||
9 | 2019-10-01 | A mentally-challenged man was beaten by a mob at Kuarmunda panchayat under the Biramitrapur police station in Sundargarh district on suspicion of being a child-lifter. The man hailing from Jharkhand had gone to Chataktola village, where rumours of child-lifting had surfaced earlier. | Suspicion | Odisha | Sundargarh | Kuarmunda | 1 | Not known | Male | 1 | Local Mob | Not known | BJD | https://www.dailypioneer.com/2019/state-editions/mentally-challenged-man-mistaken-for-child-lifter--thrashed.html | ||||||||||||
10 | 2019-09-26 | Local mob in Menmena panchayat beat a two men on suspicion of child lifting, and handed to the police. The second suspect has been admitted to Hatibari Community health center. | Suspicon | Odisha | Sundargarh | Menmena | 2 | Not known | Male | 2 | Local Mob | Not known | BJD | https://www.ommcomnews.com/odisha-news/two-suspected-child-lifters-thrashed-handed-over-to-police-in-odisha | ||||||||||||
11 | 2019-09-25 | Mentally unstable youth from Jharkhand’s Parba village was beaten up by few locals at Kokerama bazaar. The locals suspected the youth of abducting children. | Suspicion | Odisha | Sundargarh | Kokerama | 1 | Not known | Male | 1 | Local Mob | Not known | BJD | https://www.ommcomnews.com/odisha-news/two-suspected-child-lifters-thrashed-handed-over-to-police-in-odisha | ||||||||||||
12 | 2019-09-27 | Two men were beaten by a mob in Purulia, West Bengal based on child-lifting rumors. The mob torched the victims’ car and attacked police officers when they rushed to the spot to rescue them. | Suspicion | West Bengal | Purulia | Not known | 2 | Not known | Male | 1 | Local Mob | 10 peple have been arrested | TMC | https://indianexpress.com/article/india/purulia-two-men-injured-as-child-lifting-suspicion-spurs-mob-attack-6035545/ | ||||||||||||
13 | 2019-09-25 | A mentally unstable woman was tied to an electric pole and beaten by a mob on suspicon of being a child lifter. Few girls mistook her for a child lifter and raised an alarm whne she ran behind them. She was resuced by poice and handed to her family. She was under treatment for her mental condition in Agra and had managed to escape, according to her family. | Suspicion | Uttar Pradesh | Auraiya | Sarai Mahajanan | 1 | Asha Devi | Female | 1 | Local Mob | Not known | BJP | https://m.timesofindia.com/city/kanpur/woman-thrashed-on-suspicion-of-child-lifting/amp_articleshow/71319577.cms | ||||||||||||
14 | 2019-09-20 | A 70-year old unidentified man was beaten to death by a mob on suspicion of being a child lifter in Sahibganj of Jharkhand | Suspicion | Jharkhand | Sahibganj | Kachi Pahari | 1 | Not known | Male | 1 | Local Mob | Not known | BJP | https://www.hindustantimes.com/ranchi/70-year-old-man-lynched-on-child-lifting-suspicions/story-5lG0aN3nitkz9GdGl4be8L.html | ||||||||||||
15 | 2019-09-16 | Two men attacked by a mob of 40 people in Vazakkad, Kerala on suspicion of child-lifting. The incident occurred after the duo was summoned to the Vazhakkad police station on suspicion of being involved in a kidnapping case. When they were travelling to the police station, a mob blocked their car at Omanoor, forced them out of the vehicle and assaulted the duo. | Suspicion | Kerala | Malappuram | Vazhakkad | 2 | Rahmathali Cheeroth(32) and Safarulla CM (29) | Male | 2 | Local Mob | 3 persons (Faisal PP, 43, Muhthas Khan, 23, and Dulfakar Ali M T, 23.) arrested and case against 37 others. Cases under attempt to murder, hindering the duty of policemen, and spreading fake message on social media | CPM | http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2019/sep/18/mob-brutally-attacks-two-on-kidnap-suspicion-2035165.html | ||||||||||||
16 | 2019-09-11 | A youth was chased by a mob on suspicion of being a child lifter. He was rescued by a resident and police | Suspicion | West Bengal | Barddhaman | Kulti | 1 | Not known | Male | 1 | Local Mob | Not known | TMC | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/man-lynched-2-saved-from-burdwan-mobs/articleshow/71088798.cms | ||||||||||||
17 | 2019-09-11 | A 1000-strong mob chased a man in Kalyaneswari, in West Bardhhaman based on child lifting suspicion. He hid beind a bush till the police rescued him | Suspicion | West Bengal | Barddhaman | Kalyaneswari | 1 | Not known | Male | 1 | Local Mob | Not known | TMC | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/man-lynched-2-saved-from-burdwan-mobs/articleshow/71088798.cms | ||||||||||||
18 | 2019-09-11 | A middle-aged man was lynched in Dendua village in West Barddhaman on suspicion of being a child-lifter. He was tied to a lamp post and beaten up severely by several people. Police rescued him and admitted him to Asansol district hospital where he was declared dead on arrival. | Suspicion | West Bengal | Barddhaman | Dendua | 1 | Not known | Male | 1 | Local Mob | One person has been arrested | TMC | https://thewire.in/rights/asansol-man-lynched-after-suspicions-he-was-a-child-lifter-one-arrested , https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/man-lynched-2-saved-from-burdwan-mobs/articleshow/71088798.cms | ||||||||||||
19 | 2019-08-30 | A man was beaten in Satna district on suspicion of being a child lifter. He was first beaten, then tied to a tree where his head was tonsured. The attackers rubbed chilli and salt on his injuries. | Suspicion | Madhya Pradesh | Satna | Kolgawan | 1 | Not known | Male | 1 | Local Residents | 6 persons were booked | Congress | https://www.news18.com/news/india/mentally-challenged-man-tied-to-tree-thrashed-on-suspicion-of-being-child-lifter-in-mp-2291271.html | ||||||||||||
20 | 2019-07-24 | A 30-year-old mentally challenged man was beaten by a mob in Indore district on suspicion of child lifting. The man was reported to have been roaming semi naked. He was rescused by the police. | Suspicion | Madhya Pradesh | Indore | Niranjanpur | 1 | Not known | Male | 1 | Local Mob | Case against unknown persons was registered. | Congress | https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/mentally-ill-man-thrashed-on-suspicion-of-being-child-lifter-1573439-2019-07-25 | ||||||||||||
21 | 2019-07-29 | 43-year-old mentally challenged woman was beaten on suspicion of being a child-lifter in Sagar district. She had to be rescued by the police. The woman was train hopping after running away from her home in Ratlam. | Suspicion | Madhya Pradesh | Sagar | Bhagwanganj | 1 | Not known | Female | 1 | Local Mob | Case against unknown persons | Congress | https://www.news18.com/news/india/mob-assaults-woman-in-madhya-pradesh-on-suspicion-of-being-child-lifter-2249389.html | ||||||||||||
22 | 2019-08-04 | A 47-year-old man was beaten at Harpalpur railway station in Madhya Pradesh. He was disguised as a sadhu (monk). He was travelling on a train to Jhansi from Banda and was rescued by the police. | Suspicion | Madhya Pradesh | Chhatarpur | Harpalpur | 1 | Rakesh Khatik (47) | Male | 1 | Train Passengers | Not known | Congress | https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/mp-man-beaten-up-by-mob-on-suspicion-of-being-child-lifter-1576892-2019-08-03 | ||||||||||||
23 | 2019-08-02 | A speech and hearing impaired man was beaten by a mob in Chhatarpur on suspicon of being a child lifter. The man suffered injuries to his face and chest. He was referred to the Gwalior district hospital after intial treatment. | Suspicion | Madhya Pradesh | Chhatarpur | Garoli | 1 | Not known | Male | 1 | Local Mob | A case has been registered against 7 persons under under IPC sections 147 and 323 | Congress | |||||||||||||
24 | 2019-08-01 | A mentally challenged woman was beaten in Naugaon on suspicion of child lifting. The woman was admitted to Gwalior district hospital with injuries to her upper body | Supicion | Madhya Pradesh | Chhatarpur | Naugaon | 1 | Not known | Female | 1 | Local Mob | Case registered under under IPC sections 147 and 323 | Congress | https://www.etvbharat.com/english/national/state/madhya-pradesh/mp-man-thrashed-by-mob-on-suspicion-of-being-child-lifter/na20190803215452450 | ||||||||||||
25 | 2019-08-26 | Hirakund Express was halted for an hour in Damoh district after nearly a dozen passengers caught a person on suspicion of being a child-lifter. The victim was the father of child. | Suspicion | Madhya Pradesh | Damoh | 1 | Narendra Singh | Male | 1 | Train Passengers | No case registered after identification | Congress | https://english.newstracklive.com/news/madhya-pradesh-damoh-a-man-beaten-in-doubt-of-child-theft-mc23-nu-1032802-1.html | |||||||||||||
26 | 2019-08-29 | Three migrant labourers from Uttar Pradesh were beaten in Gurh by the locals on suspicion of child lifting. They were were beaten till the police came to their resuce and admitted them to a local hospital. | Suspicion | Madhya Pradesh | Rewa | Gurh | 3 | Mohsin Shahnawaz, Saddam Husain and Dhami Husain | Male | 3 | Local Mob | A case of public ruckus was registered | Congress | |||||||||||||
27 | 2019-08-23 | A Haryana youth who sold herbal medicines for living was brutally assaulted by a mob in Meerut's Kithore area which suspected him to be child lifter. | Suspicion | Uttar Pradesh | Meerut | Kithore | 1 | Not known | Male | 1 | Local Mob | Not known | BJP | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/meerut/child-lifting-rumours-west-up-sees-15-mob-attack-incidents-in-2-days/articleshow/70832606.cms | ||||||||||||
28 | 2019-08-28 | In Bareilly, a man with mental health issues was beaten for over an hour by a mob after he snatched Rs 10 from a child to buy food. The mob also attacked police personnel when they tried to intervene. | Suspicion | Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly | Bhojipura | 1 | Not known | Male | 1 | Local Mob | Four persons -- Rakesh, Chote,Kalua, Bablu-- have been arrested under IPC sections 147, 307, 323, 504, 505, 506 | BJP | https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/bareilly-city-crowd-violently-calling-child-child-thief-now-police-concerned-bareilly-news-19531471.html | ||||||||||||
29 | 2019-08-24 | A woman was beaten by a mob on suspicion of child-lifting in Hapur, Uttar Pradesh. | Suspicion | Uttar Pradesh | Hapur | Raghunathpur | 1 | Not known | Female | 1 | Local Mob | FIR registered against six named and 22 unnamed persons | BJP | https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/uttar-pradesh/others/few-villagers-beaten-a-mentally-challenged-woman-in-hapur/articleshow/70822478.cms | ||||||||||||
30 | 2019-08-20 | A man with mental disorders, suspected to be a child-lifter, was beaten up in Bulandshahr | Suspicion | Uttar Pradesh | Bulandshahr | Andhel | 1 | Not known | Male | 1 | Local Mob | Seven persons arrested | BJP | https://www.news18.com/news/india/7-arrested-in-up-for-thrashing-mentally-challenged-man-on-suspicion-of-being-child-lifter-2291285.html | ||||||||||||
31 | 2019-08-28 | A 14-year-old mentally challenged boy was thrashed by a mob in Deoria district in eastern Uttar Pradesh on the suspicion of child-lifting. He was unable to tell anything about himself. The police is trying to get information about his family. | Suspicion | Uttar Pradesh | Deoria | Peedri | 1 | Not known | Male | 1 | Local Mob | FIR has been registered under IPC sections 147 and 323 against five unnamed persons. Since the victim is mentally challenged and a resident of Nepal, police is facing problem in identifying the culprits. | BJP | https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/deoria/bachcha-chor-deoria-news-gkp3193555167 | ||||||||||||
32 | 2019-08-28 | A middle-aged woman was allegedly beaten by a mob on suspicion that she was a child-lifter. In a video that went viral, she was seen crying and requesting the attackers to spare her. She had gone shopping with her grandson when she was attacked by the mob. | Suspicion | Uttar Pradesh | Ghaziabad | Loni | 1 | Not known | Female | 1 | Local Mob | Complaint has been withdrawn by the victim | BJP | https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/ghaziabad-ncr-woman-beaten-up-on-suspicion-of-child-thief-in-ghaziabad-19523171.html | ||||||||||||
33 | 2019-08-30 | A mentally challenged man was mistaken to be a child-lifter and beaten by a mob until some locals intervened. He was admitted to a hospital by a Dial 100 team (police emergency response team). | Suspicion | Uttar Pradesh | Gorakhpur | Khajni | 1 | Not known | Male | 1 | Local Mob | FIR registered against two named and two unnamed persons under IPC sections 174, 323, and 504 | BJP | https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/fear-looms-large-in-western-up-amid-rumours-of-child-lifting-frequent-mob-attacks/story-HEOX3httWMjVUtA47vYITM.html | ||||||||||||
34 | 2019-08-23 | Four men were arrested for allegedly attacking five women from Gujarat over suspected child-lifting. | Suspected | Uttar Pradesh | Muzaffarnagar | Kairana | 5 | Not known | Female | 5 | Local Residents | Four men have been arrested under IPC sections 147 and 323 | BJP | https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/up-mob-beat-up-5-women-over-child-lifting-rumours20190827150850/ | ||||||||||||
35 | 2019-08-29 | A specially-abled woman was beaten by a mob, stripped, and paraded in Jaunpur district. The mob suspected her to be a child-lifter. A video of the incident went viral on social media after the incident. | Suspicion | Uttar Pradesh | Jaunpur | Kopa | 1 | Not known | Female | 1 | Local Mob | Four arrested under under IPC sections 147, 307, 323, 504, 505, 506 | BJP | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/child-lifting-rumours-spur-mob-fury-in-up/articleshow/70941344.cms | ||||||||||||
36 | 2019-08-27 | Two men were beaten with iron rods, sticks and stones by a mob on suspicion of being child-lifters resulting in the death of one (Raju) and injury to the other (Ramavtar) in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh. Six persons have been arrested by the district police. Ramavtar also reported that the mob robbed them of Rs 15,000 and their mobile phone. | Suspicion | Uttar Pradesh | Sambhal | Asalatpur Jarai | 2 | Raju (40) and Ramavtar (42) | Male | 1 | 1 | Local Mob | Four accused Rajesh, Bantu, Chotu and Ajay Pal have been arrested. The FIR was registered under sections 147, 148, 149, 302 and 307 | BJP | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/up-brothers-thrashed-over-suspicion-of-child-lifting-1-dead/articleshow/70865226.cms | |||||||||||
37 | 2019-08-25 | Five persons, including an eight-year-old boy, were attacked by a mob Bihar’s Gaya district, initially on suspicion of being child-lifters. After the victims identified themselves, which gave away their religious affiliation, the mob shouted communal slogans. The Tankuppa police station has lodged an FIR against 19 named and 100 to 150 unnamed suspects. | Suspicion | Bihar | Gaya | Maher | 5 | Rahman alias 'Goldy' (35), Mohammed Kaisar (43), Liyaqat Ali (24), Mohammed Ayaan (8), Abu Sheeh (27) | Male | 5 | Local Mob | FIR against 19 named and 100 to 150 unnamed suspects | BJP + JDU | https://indianexpress.com/article/india/suspicion-of-child-lifting-bihar-mob-assaults-five-including-minor-police-say-3-arrested-5946190/ | ||||||||||||
38 | 2019-08-19 | A man named Rohit Kumar was beaten to death at Choudhary Bihga village in Aurangabad district on August 19 over child lifting rumours. | Rumours But Not Social Media | Bihar | Aurangabad | Choudhary Bigha village | 1 | Rohit Kumar | Male | 1 | Local Mob | Not known | BJP + JDU | https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/mentally-ill-woman-lynched-in-bihar-over-child-lifting-rumours/story-wuT9wknLp1v8AH9WPPuDdJ.html | ||||||||||||
39 | 2019-08-19 | Two geologists of Manipur and Kolkata were attacked on the suspicion of being child-lifters. According to police sources, R L Rotang from Manipur Geological survey of India and Manish Kumar of same department from Kolkata were conducting a survey in the boondock village. “The duo shared some fruits they had carried with themselves with the children nearby. However, when one of the children went back to his village, rumours started that child-lifters attempted to lure the children by fruits,” the police said. Consequently, the villagers rushed to the site with weapons in their hands and caught hold of the two geologists and started beating them. | Suspicion | Bihar | Kaimur | Chafla village, Nauhatta | 2 | R L Rotang from Manipur, Manish Kumar from Kolkata | Male | 2 | Local Mob | An FIR has been lodged against 100 unknown people from the village. | BJP + JDU | http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2019/aug/21/scientists-beaten-on-suspicion-of-child-lifting-2022016.html | ||||||||||||
40 | 2019-08-22 | A mob on Thursday lynched a mentally ill woman after branding her a child abductor at Shahpur Toli in Bihar’s Vaishali district. Police said the woman, who is in her 20s, was thrashed after she had entered a house on Thursday morning. “She was caught and declared a child lifter. A crowd of around 50 to 70 people assembled at the spot and started raining blows and punches on her. Men, women and children, stripped her and mercilessly thrashed her till she to unconscious,” police said. Station house officer Izaz Ahmad said the woman’s body has been sent for post-mortem. | Suspicion | Bihar | Vaishali | Shahpur Toli | 1 | Not known (In her 20s) | Female | 1 | Local Mob | BJP + JDU | https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/mentally-ill-woman-lynched-in-bihar-over-child-lifting-rumours/story-wuT9wknLp1v8AH9WPPuDdJ.html | https://www.timesnownews.com/mirror-now/crime/article/mentally-unstable-woman-beaten-to-death-in-bihar-over-suspicion-of-child-lifting-vaishali/474918 | ||||||||||||
41 | 2019-08-10 | A man, who was thrashed by a mob on suspicion of being a child lifter died in a hospital during treatment, police said. Soon after receiving the information of the incident, the police rushed to the spot near Mohammedpur village immediately and arrested 22 people in connection with the case. The identity of the victim is yet to be ascertained by the police. | Suspicion | Bihar | Patna | Naubatpur | 1 | Not known (About 45 years) | Male | 1 | Local Mob | A case has been registered. Further investigation into the matter is underway. 22 persons arrested | BJP + JDU | https://www.timesnownews.com/mirror-now/crime/article/man-lynched-on-suspicion-of-being-child-lifter-in-patna/466936 | http://www.uniindia.com/one-beaten-to-death-on-suspicion-of-child-lifting/east/news/1694215.html | https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/bihar-police-drive-to-stop-mob-violence/article28984915.ece | ||||||||||
42 | 2019-08-03 | Residents of Sabri Nagar Musahari in Patna district's Rupaspur attacked three persons with bamboo sticks and heavy tree logs alleging that they were child lifters. "The mob also attacked them with rocks picked up from nearby railway tracks. Police reached the spot and rushed the three to Patna Medical College and Hospital, but one of them died on the way," Rupaspur SHO Chandra Bhanu said. Four policemen were also injured while rescuing the victims. | Social media rumours | Bihar | Patna | Rupaspur | 3 | Killed: Not known (late 40s). Injured: Chandan Kumar (35) of Gardanibagh, Shubham Kumar (30) of Mashrakh in Saran district | Male | 1 | 2 | Local Mob | FIR filed against 38 named and at least 300 unidentified persons. 32 people, including six women, arrested | BJP + JDU | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/two-lynched-three-injured-on-child-lifting-rumour-in-patna/articleshow/70525736.cms | https://www.timesnownews.com/mirror-now/crime/article/child-lifting-rumours-kill-2-in-bihars-patna-2-police-officers-injured-in-rescue-operation/464059 | ||||||||||
43 | 2019-08-03 | Two persons--one from Karnal and another from Delhi--were beaten at Gandhi Nagar colony, based on the rumour that they were child lifters. Police managed to rescue the victims. | Rumours But Not Social Media | Bihar | Patna | Digha | 2 | Not known | 2 | Local Mob | Four persons were arrested | BJP + JDU | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/two-lynched-three-injured-on-child-lifting-rumour-in-patna/articleshow/70525736.cms | |||||||||||||
44 | 2019-08-02 | A mob beat a mentally challenged man on allegation of attempting to lift a child in Rahimpur Gunti in Patna district's Parsa Bazaar. The mob also attacked the police who reached the spot to save him. An SHO and two constables were injured. Police rushed the victim to Patna Medical College & Hopsital for treatment. | Suspicion | Bihar | Patna | Parsa Bazaar | 1 | Ram Varat Rathore of Babhna village in Jehanabad district | Male | 1 | Local Mob | An FIR was lodged against locals | BJP + JDU | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/man-thrashed-over-child-theft-rumours-rescued/articleshow/70503640.cms | ||||||||||||
45 | 2019-08-03 | The body of a "mentally unstable beggar" was found outside Kalichak village in Patna district's Dhanarua. The victim was said to be living in the village for several years, and was lynched on rumours of lifting a child. A video that was circulated on social media saw people saying the victim was a child lifter. "Some shouted that he had killed several children in a distant village," Dhanarua SHO Suman Kumar said. | Rumours But Not Social Media | Bihar | Patna | Dhanarua | 1 | Not known (late 40s) | Male | 1 | Local Mob | FIR lodged against unknown persons. Sanjay Bind and Dinesh Bind of Kalichak village were arrested, police were interrogating three others. | BJP + JDU | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/two-lynched-three-injured-on-child-lifting-rumour-in-patna/articleshow/70525736.cms | https://www.timesnownews.com/mirror-now/crime/article/child-lifting-rumours-kill-2-in-bihars-patna-2-police-officers-injured-in-rescue-operation/464059 | |||||||||||
46 | 1 | 2019-02-21 | A mob attacked a woman in West Bengal’s Tikiapara area, early Thursday morning. The mob, influenced by fake messages spread via WhatsApp groups, suspected the woman to be a kidnapper as she was a the neighbourhood.Determined to ‘teach the child kidnapper’ a lesson’ the mob surrounded the woman and disbanded only after the police resorted to lathi charge. The local police also resorted to using tear gas and combat force to disperse the mob. | WhatsApp Rumours | West Bengal | Howrah | Tikiapara | 1 | Not known | Female | 1 | Local Mob | Not known | TMC | https://www.boomlive.in/child-kidnapping-rumours-mob-beats-up-woman-in-west-bengal/ | |||||||||||
47 | 2 | 2018-07-28 | A mentally unstable man has allegedly been lynched in Madhya Pradesh’s tribal-dominated Dindori district. The mob suspected him to be a child-lifter or a kidney thief. So far, 10 men have been arrested and booked for murder and destruction of evidence. | Rumours But Not Social Media | Madhya Pradesh | Dindori | Samanpur | 1 | Not known | Male | 1 | Local Mob | 10 people arrested so far | BJP | https://deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/070818/mp-mentally-unstable-man-lynched-over-child-lifting-suspicion-10-hel.html | |||||||||||
48 | 3 | 2018-07-23 | 4 Women, Suspected Of Child Kidnapping, Assaulted By Mob In West Bengal. The incident took place at Dawkimari village in Dhupguri block and is the fourth one this month so far in the district in which people were attacked following suspicion of being child-lifters. The incident happened possibly on July 28 at a village in Samanpur (470 km from Bhopal) when the unidentified man’s body which was slowly decomposing was spotted floating in a well on August 1. | Suspicion | West Bengal | Jalpaiguri | Dawkimari village in Dhupguri block | 4 | Not Known | Female | 4 | Local Mob | No arrests yet, several people charged in previous incident | TMC | https://www.ndtv.com/cities/4-women-suspected-of-child-lifting-assaulted-by-mob-in-west-bengal-1888444 | |||||||||||
49 | 4 | 2018-07-21 | Driven to frenzy by a WhatsApp rumour on child lifters, a mob in Singrauli's Morwa region lynched a young woman on Saturday.The woman, believed to be about 25 years old, is yet to be identified | WhatsApp Rumours | Madhya Pradesh | Singrauli | Morwa | 1 | Not Known | Female | 1 | Local Mob | A dozen suspects have been booked for the lynching. | BJP | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/child-lifting-rumour-claims-1-more-life-this-time-in-mp/articleshow/65096132.cms | |||||||||||
50 | 5 | 2018-07-13 | Techie killed half-an-hour after WhatsApp message about ‘child-lifters in red car’. Police have traced the WhatsApp message to one of the villagers - one Manoj Patil, who has been found to be the administrator of a dozen WhatsApp groups, and therefore was able to relay the message everywhere. 1 of the 4 victims was killed, while the other 3 were seriously injured. | WhatsApp Rumours | Karnataka | Bidar | Murki | 4 | Mohammed Azam Ahmed (32), Noor Mohammed (30) Mohammed Salman (20), Salham Eidal Kubaisi (38). | Male | 1 | 3 | Villagers | 30 have been arrested so far. | INC + JDS | https://indianexpress.com/article/india/karnataka-bidar-lynching-techie-killed-half-an-hour-after-whatsapp-message-about-child-lifters-in-red-car-5261152/ | ||||||||||
51 | 6 | 2018-07-13 | Suspected Child Lifter Beaten By Mob; Message Delcaring her To Be One announced on Loudspeaker | WhatsApp Rumours | Tamil Nadu | Madurai | 1 | Not Known | Female | 1 | Local Mob | Nothing So Far | AIADMK | https://www.timesnownews.com/mirror-now/crime/article/madurai-suspected-woman-child-lifter-lynched-by-mob-misleading-message-announced-via-loudspeaker/253885 | ||||||||||||
52 | 7 | 2018-07-06 | Army, cops rescue three from lynching by 100-strong mob in Assam after rumours of child lifting | Social Media Rumours | Assam | Dima hasao | Mahur railway station | 3 | Three Sadhus | Three Males | 3 | Local Mob | None | BJP | https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/three-rescued-from-getting-lynched-by-100-strong-mob-in-assam-after-rumours-of-child-lifting/story-Cv8NztTjF5sKRYqlw3md7J.html | |||||||||||
53 | 8 | 2018-07-05 | Mangaluru man travelling with own kid attacked as mob thought he was a kidnapper | Social Media Rumours | Karnataka | Mangaluru | Belthangady | 1 | Kaleed (30) | Male | 1 | Local Mob | No Complaint Registered. | Congress | https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/mangaluru-man-travelling-own-kid-attacked-mob-thought-he-was-kidnapper-84283 | |||||||||||
54 | 9 | 2018-07-04 | Bihar youth attacked in Tiruvallur on suspicion being Child-Lifter | Rumours But Not Social Media | Tamil Nadu | Melnalathur. | Periyar Nagar | 1 | Not Known | Male | 1 | No Complaint Registered. | AIADMK | |||||||||||||
55 | 10 | 2018-07-03 | Two thrashed in Manipur on suspicion of being child-lifters | WhatsApp Rumours | Manipur | Kangpokpi | Champhai and Saikul | 2 | Not Known | Two Males | 2 | Local Mob | None so far | BJP | http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/jul/04/two-thrashed-in-manipur-on-suspicion-of-being-child-lifters-1838151.html | |||||||||||
56 | 11 | 2018-07-02 | Driver thrashed on child-lift suspicion | Social Media Rumours | West Bengal | Birbhum | Bolpur | 1 | Sukdeb Majhi (40) | Male | 1 | Local Mob | Case filed against Sukhdeb for child lifting | TMC | http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/jul/02/a-timeline-fake-whatsapp-rumours-trigger-series-of-mob-lynching-across-the-country-1836934.html | |||||||||||
57 | 12 | 2018-07-01 | Now, group of 5 saved from being lynched in Malegaon | Rumours But Not Social Media | Maharashtra | Nashik | Malegaon | 5 | Gajanan Hiray (30), his wife Sindhu (28), their two-year-old son, Yogesh Wani (30) and Ansuya Wani (30) | Three males, two females | 2 | 3 | Local Mob | 250 people booked for attempt to murder | BJP | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/now-group-of-5-saved-from-being-lynched-in-malegaon/articleshow/64833875.cms | ||||||||||
58 | 13 | 2018-07-01 | Chennai: Two Migrant Workers Thrashed Over Suspicion of Being Child Abductors | WhatsApp Rumours | Tamil Nadu | Chennai | 2 | Not Known | Two Males | 2 | Local Mob | One arrested | AIADMK | https://www.ibtimes.co.in/2-men-chennai-1-govt-employee-tripura-thrashed-suspicion-being-child-lifters-773701 | ||||||||||||
59 | 14 | 2018-07-01 | 5 Men Suspected To Be Child Kidnappers Killed By Maharashtra Villagers | WhatsApp Rumours | Maharashtra | Dhule | Rainpada | 5 | Not Known | Five males | 5 | Local Mob | Twelve arrested | BJP | https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/5-men-mistaken-for-child-kidnappers-killed-by-villagers-in-maharashtra-1876131; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5n936_rCBE | |||||||||||
60 | 15 | 2018-07-01 | Schizophrenic taken to be child-lifter, thrashed | Social Media Rumours | Assam | Darrang | Daipam | 1 | Not known (17) | Male | 1 | Local Mob | None so far | BJP | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/schizophrenic-taken-to-be-child-lifter-thrashed/articleshow/64833687.cms | |||||||||||
61 | 16 | 2018-06-28 | Tripura lynching: Hawker from Uttar Pradesh killed, three others injured over suspicion of ‘child-lifting’ | Social Media Rumours | Tripura | Agartala | Sidhai Mohanpur | 4 | Zahir Khan (30), Gulzar Ahmed Khan, Khurshid Khan and Swapan Miya | Four males | 1 | 3 | Local Mob | Internet and mobile network suspended | BJP | https://indianexpress.com/article/north-east-india/tripura/hawker-from-up-lynched-in-tripura-on-suspicion-of-being-child-lifter-5237788/ | ||||||||||
62 | 17 | 2018-06-28 | Man Hired by Tripura Govt to Spread Awareness on Lynching Gets Lynched | Social Media Rumours | Tripura | South Tripura | Kalachhara | 1 | Sukanta Chakrabarty (33) | Male | 1 | Local Mob | Internet and mobile network suspended | BJP | https://www.news18.com/news/india/man-hired-by-tripura-govt-to-spread-awareness-on-lynching-gets-lynched-1796029.html | |||||||||||
63 | 18 | 2018-06-28 | An unidentified woman was lynched and another injured when she along with four men was moving in a vehicle at Bishalgarh in Sipahijala district on Thursday | Social Media Rumours | Tripura | Bishalgarh | Sipahijala | 1 | Not Known | Female | 1 | 1 | Local Mob | None | BJP | https://www.news18.com/news/india/man-hired-by-tripura-govt-to-spread-awareness-on-lynching-gets-lynched-1796029.html | ||||||||||
64 | 19 | 2018-06-28 | Migrant labourer from Uttar Pradesh lynched by young men in Onnalvadi, on suspicion of being ‘potential child kidnapper’. | Suspicion
| Tamil Nadu | Hosur | Onnalvadi | 1 | Not Knowm | Male | 1 | Local Mob | Seven arrested | AIADMK | https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/man-from-up-lynched-in-hosur/article24064158.ece | |||||||||||
65 | 20 | 2018-06-27 | Four held in Trichy for attacking man on suspicion of being child lifter | WhatsApp Rumours | Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli | 1 | V Ramesh (30) | Male | 1 | Local Mob | Four arrested | AIADMK | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/trichy/four-held-in-trichy-for-attacking-man-on-suspicion-of-being-child-lifter/articleshow/64783412.cms | ||||||||||||
66 | 21 | 2018-06-26 | Another Thrashed In Madhya Pradesh Over Child-Lifting Rumours | Social Media Rumours | Madhya Pradesh | Singrauli | 1 | Rambharose (38) | Male | 1 | Local Mob | None so far | BJP | https://cnbcnews.in/news/200060/another-thrashed-in-madhya-pradesh-over-child-lifting-rumours/ | ||||||||||||
67 | 22 | 2018-06-26 | Woman Killed In Gujarat By Mob On Suspicion Of Child Lifting | Social Media Rumours | Gujarat | Ahmedabad | 1 | Shanti Marwadi | Female | 1 | Local Mob | None so far | BJP | https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/another-lynching-woman-killed-on-suspicion-of-child-lifting-in-gujarats-ahmedabad/1221988/ | ||||||||||||
68 | 23 | 2018-06-25 | Four from Maharashtra thrashed over child-lifting rumour | Rumours But Not Social Media | Gujarat | Rajkot | Bhayavadar | 4 | Puja Vithalbhai, Puja Patil, Rekha Angle, and Narsinh | Three females, One male | 4 | Local Mob | None | BJP | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/rajkot/four-from-maha-thrashed-over-child-lifting-rumour/articleshow/64754655.cms | |||||||||||
69 | 24 | 2018-06-24 | 32 year-old man killed over child-lifting rumours. | WhatsApp Rumours | Telangana | Nalgonda | Jiyapally | 1 | Nimmala Balakrishna | Male | 1 | Local Mob | Six arrested | TRS | https://indianexpress.com/article/india/behind-telangana-lynching-child-kidnap-rumours-on-whatsapp-a-mob-baying-for-blood-5191571/ | |||||||||||
70 | 25 | 2018-06-22 | Man Suspected To Be Child Lifter Lynched In Chattisgarh | Rumours But Not Social Media | Chattisgarh | Sarguja district | Mendrakla village | 1 | Not Known (around 40) | Male | 1 | Local Mob | 10 arrested | BJP | https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/chhattisgarh-news-man-suspected-to-be-child-lifter-lynched-in-chhattisgarh-village-1871947 | |||||||||||
71 | 26 | 2018-06-21 | Duo suspected to be child lifters thrashed in Okha | WhatsApp Rumours | Gujarat | Devbhoomi Dwarka | Okha | 2 | Not Known | Two Males | 2 | Local Mob | Sixteen booked for attempt to murder, rioting and assault | BJP | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/rajkot/duo-suspected-to-be-child-lifters-thrashed-in-okha/articleshow/64688387.cms | |||||||||||
72 | 27 | 2018-06-16 | Mob lynching: Man beaten to death in West Bengal | WhatsApp Rumours | West Bengal | East Midnapore | Tamluk | 1 | Sanjay Chandra (36) | Male | 1 | Local Mob | Four arrested | TMC | https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/news/india/mob-lynching-man-beaten-to-death-in-west-bengal/articleshow/64712975.cms | |||||||||||
73 | 28 | 2018-06-14 | Woman killed on suspicion of being a child-lifter in Dima Hasao | Suspicion | Assam | Dima hasao | Haflong | 1 | Not known | Female | 1 | 1 | Local Mob | Seven arrested | BJP | https://www.time8.in/new-after-karbi-anglong-woman-beaten-to-death-on-suspicion-of-being-a-child-lifter-in-dima-hasao/ | ||||||||||
74 | 29 | 2018-06-13 | An unidentified man suspected of being a child-lifter was allegedly tied to an electricity post and beaten to death by a mob in Bengal’s Malda district on Wednesday | Rumours but not Social Media | West Bengal | Malda | Bulbulchandi-Dubapara | 1 | Not Known | Male | 1 | Local Mob | Three arrested | TMC | https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/man-lynched-in-malda-over-suspicion-of-child-theft-1260505-2018-06-14 | |||||||||||
75 | 30 | 2018-06-13 | Three accosted on suspicion of Xupadhora (Child Abductors) in Lakhimpur | Suspicion | Assam | Lakhimpur | Bolsola | 3 | Zarir Uddin, Abdul Aziz and Abdul Hoque | Three males | 3 | Local Mob | None so far. | BJP | https://www.time8.in/three-accosted-on-suspicion-of-xupadhora-child-abductors-in-lakhimpur/ | |||||||||||
76 | 31 | 2018-06-12 | Mentally Challenged Man Chased, Thrashed On Child Theft Suspicion | Suspicion | Odisha | Dhenkanal | Kantapal | 1 | Not Known | Male | 1 | Local Mob | None | BJD | http://odishatv.in/odisha/mentally-challenged-man-chased-thrashed-on-child-theft-suspicion-301865 | |||||||||||
77 | 32 | 2018-06-10 | A man sustained serious injuries after he had been thrashed by angry locals on suspicion of being a child lifter at Lingaraj Munda slum near Koliari area, Chattisgarh, on late Sunday night, the 10th of June. | Suspicion | Chattisgarh | Angul | Koliari | 1 | Not Known | Male | 1 | Local Mob | None so far. | BJP | http://www.orissapost.com/man-thrashed-on-child-theft-suspicion/ | |||||||||||
78 | 33 | 2018-06-08 | 2 Men, Abhijeet Nath (28) and Nilotpal Das (29) were lynched by a 100-strong mob, in Panjuri Kachhari Village in Assam, on the suspicion that they were child abductors. | WhatsApp Rumours | Assam | Dokmoka | Panjuri Kachhari | 2 | Abhijeet Nath (28) Nilotpal Das (29) | Male, Male | 2 | Local Mob | 18 people arrested so far | BJP | https://scroll.in/article/882135/we-have-killed-the-boy-assam-lynching-victims-families-and-friends-recall-a-night-of-horror; http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/jul/02/a-timeline-fake-whatsapp-rumours-trigger-series-of-mob-lynching-across-the-country-1836934.html | |||||||||||
79 | 34 | 2018-06-05 | Another attack in TN due to fake WhatsApp texts: Duo mistaken for child abductors, thrashed | WhatsApp Rumours | Tamil Nadu | Salem | Gangavalli | 2 | Not Known | Male, Female | 2 | Local Mob | Four arrested | AIADMK | https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/another-attack-tn-due-fake-whatsapp-texts-duo-mistaken-child-abductors-thrashed-82503 | |||||||||||
80 | 35 | 2018-06-01 | A North-Indian man, part of a 3-strong group, was reportedly assaulted and killed by locals in Tamil Nadu on the 1st of June, 2018 on the suspicion that they were Child Abductors. At a time when the rumours of such child lifters were in strong circulation across the state, the people in the area noticed that there were three men roaming around in their locality, who did not appear to be from around the area. Their suspicions gathered more traction, when the group refused to answer their question, as they were unable to communicate in Tamil. Only one of the three men was held, as the rest managed to escape. | WhatsApp Rumours | Tamil Nadu | Krishnagiri | Onnalvadi | 1 | Not known (Age is suspected to be around 35) | Male | 1 | Local Mob | None so far. | AIADMK | http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-child-lifter-lynched-to-death-in-tamil-nadu-2621234 | |||||||||||
81 | 36 | 2018-05-28 | 9 Migrant Workers attacked at Mathur in Villupuram district, Tamil nadu, on the pretext that they're Child Abductors. | WhatsApp Rumours | Tamil Nadu | Villupuram | Mathur | 9 | Not known | Not Known | 9 | Local Mob | The Kachirapalayam police have registered a case against 50 unidentified youths of Mathur village. | AIADMK | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/puducherry/nine-migrant-workers-mistaken-for-child-lifters-attacked-by-mob/articleshow/64375163.cms | |||||||||||
82 | 37 | 2018-05-28 | A non-Odia youth was thrashed by the locals after they judged him to be a Child Lifter. He was later handed over to the Police, who found him to be 'mentally sick'. The victim told the Police that he hgailed from Raipur, Chattisgarh. | Suspicion | Odisha | Nuapada | Jharahi | 1 | Mahesh Sahu | Male | 1 | Local Mob | None so far. | BJD | http://www.orissapost.com/mentally-sick-mistaken-as-child-lifter-attacked/ | |||||||||||
83 | 38 | 2018-05-28 | A bunch of Nomads, belonging to a larger group residing in the premises of the Sambunath Government High School, Odisha, were beaten up by locals from the area who suspected them to be Child-lifters. When some of them had set out to extract honey, they were noticed by the locals, who saw a group of 3, with one of them holding a knife and the rest being minors. Thinking it was reasonable suspicion, locals decided they had to correct the situation themselves, and beat the nomads up. | Social Media Rumours | Odisha | Balasore | 21.486934 | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known | Not Known (local residents) | None so far. | BJD | http://www.orissapost.com/attack-on-suspected-child-lifters-continues/ | |||||||||||
84 | 39 | 2018-05-27 | Watch: Mentally challenged man thrashed by mob on suspicion of being child kidnapper | Rumours But Not Social Media | Telangana | Hyderabad | Kachiguda | 1 | Not known | Male | 1 | Local Mob | None so far | TDP | https://www.deccanchronicle.com/videos/watch-mentally-challenged-man-thrashed-by-mob-on-suspicion-of-being-child-kidnapper.html | |||||||||||
85 | 40 | 2018-05-26 | The Police rescued three women from a mob targeting them on account of suspicion about them being Child Lifters, at Whitefield in Bangalore. | WhatsApp Rumours | Karnataka | Bangalore | Whitefield | 3 | Not Known | three females | 3 | Local Mob | Nothing so far | Congress | https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/child-lifter-messages-keep-police-on-their-toes/article23995151.ece | |||||||||||
86 | 41 | 2018-05-26 | A mob comprising nearly 200 people stoned 4 transgenders, over the fear that they might be Child Lifters. Two of them were grievously injured in the attack, and one of them died subsequently. | WhatsApp Rumours | Telangana | Hyderabad | Chandrayanagutta | 4 | Chandriah (one who died), the rest not known. | Four Transgenders | 1 | 1 | 2 | Local Mob | 25 people have been taken into custody | TDP | https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/hyderabad-mob-of-200-pelts-stones-at-transgenders-rumoured-to-be-child-lifters-kill-1-1242796-2018-05-27 | |||||||||
87 | 42 | 2018-05-26 | A woman suspected of being a ‘child-lifter’ was thrashed black and blue at Balang Square on Soro-Anandapur Road in Balasore district. A video of the woman being thrashed and stripped went viral on Whatsapp. | Social Media Rumours | Odisha | Balasore | Balang Square | 1 | Not Known | Female | 1 | Local Mob | None so far. | BJD | http://www.orissapost.com/19-held-for-violence-over-child-lifting-rumours/ | |||||||||||
88 | 43 | 2018-05-25 | In the early hours of Sunday, residents of Kusadhipa village in Ganjam district thrashed a member of a gang of thieves suspecting him to be a child-lifter. Five of his accomplices managed to escape. The police rescued the injured youth and admitted him to Khallikote hospital. | Social Media Rumours | Odisha | Ganjam | Kusadhipa | 1 | Not Known | Male | 1 | Local Mob | None so far. | BJD | https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/child-lifting-rumours-spark-attacks-on-innocents/article24008709.ece | |||||||||||
89 | 44 | 2018-05-25 | Youth from Andhra Pradesh was manhandled after he was suspected of being a child-lifter at Vijaynagar village under the Gania police station limits in Nayagarh district. | Social Media Rumours | Odisha | Nayagarh | Vijayanagar | 1 | Not Known | Male | 1 | Local Mob | None so far. | BJD | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/child-lifting-rumours-spark-attacks-on-innocents/article24008709.ece | |||||||||||
90 | 45 | 2018-05-25 | woman attacked by a mob on suspicion that she was a child trafficker at Rapalle Railway Station. | Suspicion | Andhra Pradesh | Guntur | Repalle | 1 | Not Known | Female | 1 | Local Mob | None so far. | Telugu Desam Party | http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2018/may/25/three-lynched-as-rumours-of-kidnapper-gangs-spread-police-appeal-for-calm-in-andhra-pradesh-1819117.html | |||||||||||
91 | 46 | 2018-05-25 | Three persons (all homeless, two mentally-challenged) were thrashed by locals on suspicion of them being Childlifters. | Social Media Rumours | Andhra Pradesh | Guntur | Bapatla | 1 | Rajesh Simon | Male | 1 | Local Mob | Fire arrested | Telugu Desam Party | http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2018/may/25/three-lynched-as-rumours-of-kidnapper-gangs-spread-police-appeal-for-calm-in-andhra-pradesh-1819117.html | |||||||||||
92 | 47 | 2018-05-25 | Mentally challenged and homeless person beaten by a mob, police suspect Childlifting rumours at play. | Social Media Rumours | Andhra Pradesh | Vishakhapatnam | 1 | Gautam Sahoo | Male | 1 | Local Mob | None so far. | Telugu Desam Party | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/mob-lynching-continues-unabated/article23982537.ece | ||||||||||||
93 | 48 | 2018-05-24 | Villagers of Mathaput mistook a youth, who was roaming on the streets in Damanjodi area, as a child abductor and thrashed him. Later, the mob handed over the youth, who hails from West Bengal, to the police. Police said the youth, who is undergoing treatment in a hospital now, had come to Damanjodi to work in a hotel. | Social Media Rumours | Odisha | Jeypore | Mahaput | 1 | Not Known | Male | 1 | Local Mob | None so far. | BJD | http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2018/may/27/child-lifting-suspicion-sparks-attack-on-migrant-hawkers-in-odishas-koraput-district-1820019.html | |||||||||||
94 | 49 | 2018-05-24 | Three persons hailing from Bihar sustained minor injuries after they were assaulted by locals of Nandapur. All of them are hawkers selling stationery items in the villages. On being informed, police rushed to the village and rescued them | Social Media Rumours | Odisha | Jeypore | Nandapur | 3 | Not Known | Not Known | 3 | Local Mob | None so far. | BJD | http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2018/may/27/child-lifting-suspicion-sparks-attack-on-migrant-hawkers-in-odishas-koraput-district-1820019.html | |||||||||||
95 | 50 | 2018-05-24 | A man from Andhra Pradesh was assaulted by locals at Koraput town as a result of the locals suspecting him to be a child kidnapper. | Social Media Rumours | Odisha | Jeypore | Koraput | 1 | Not Known | Not Known | 1 | Local Mob | None so far. | BJD | http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2018/may/27/child-lifting-suspicion-sparks-attack-on-migrant-hawkers-in-odishas-koraput-district-1820019.html | |||||||||||
96 | 51 | 2018-05-24 | Seven youths from Tamil Nadu were beaten up near Gate Bazar in Berhampur on Saturday night by a mob which suspected them of being child-lifters. The attackers became suspicious after the youths could not answer questions related to their identity. The police came to their rescue and admitted them to a hospital. | Social Media Rumours | Tamil Nadu | Berhampur | Gate Bazaar | 7 | Not Known | 7 | Local Mob | None so far. | AIADMK | https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/child-lifting-rumours-spark-attacks-on-innocents/article24009174.ece | ||||||||||||
97 | 52 | 2018-05-23 | Two men are seen dragging a man through the streets of Chamrajpet in Bengaluru while mercilessly beating him up. The victim, Kaluram Bin Bachanram, 26, was covered in blood and had his hands tied by a rope. He was dragged on the road, followed by a mob of local residents who are seen beating him with cricket bats and rods. | WhatsApp Rumours | Karnataka | Bangalore | Chamrajpet | 1 | Kaluram Bin Bachanram, 26 | Male | 1 | Local Mob | So far, 14locals have been arrested.Names: Anbu (26), Vasanth Kumar (32), Gopi (18), Balan (30), Nanda (20), Thirumalesh (28), Rajesh (18) , four women: women: Anusha, 30, Susheela, 37, Indira, 37, and Vani, 41, and 2 minors have been arrested. | Congress | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/4-killed-in-a-week-as-child-lifting-rumours-go-viral/articleshow/64311043.cms | |||||||||||
98 | 53 | 2018-05-23 | The two victims, Majunath (32) and Khemraj Gyawali (30), were out on Wednesday evening, for a movie at a local theatre. Without any alleged provocation, locals started shouting 'child lifters'. The duo escaped with minor injuries after the Police came to their timely rescue. | Social Media Rumours | Karnataka | Bengaluru | Siddhartha nagar | 2 | Manjunath (32), Khemraj Gyawali (30) | Males | 2 | Local Mob | "No Police Complaint has been registered." | Congress | https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/three-more-men-attacked-after-fake-message-on-child-snatchers-goes-viral/article23982914.ece | |||||||||||
99 | 54 | 2018-05-22 | A supermarket clerk was thrashed brutally by mob in the city after people found him to be moving around suspiciously and not a Telugu speaker. | Social Media Rumours | Andhra Pradesh | Vishakhapatnam | 1 | Not Known | Male | 1 | Local Mob | Three arrested | Telugu Desam Party | https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/andhra-mob-lynches-12-after-rumours-of-child-kidnappers-go-viral-1238547-2018-05-22 | ||||||||||||
100 | 55 | 2018-05-22 | Lady thrashed after people suspected her of being a child lifter; Rs 1.75 lakh cash found in her bag raising suspicion. | Social Media Rumours | Andhra Pradesh | Vishakhapatnam | Kancharapalem | 3 | Bewati Begum (30), Jakir Mani, Nani | Female, Male, Female | 3 | Local Mob | None so far. | Telugu Desam Party | http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/three-held-for-mob-lynching/article23955967.ece |