Fear Of Being Lynched Is Forcing Anti Human Trafficking Groups To Postpone Their Work In India

So far, 29 people have been murdered across the country solely based on rumours of ‘child-lifters’ floating in WhatsApp.

On June 28, a 33-year-old man engaged by the Tripura government to dispel rumours about child-kidnappers on social media was lynched by villagers, who ironically, took him to be a kidnapper. The same day a garment-seller was beaten to death by villagers in Mohanpur in West Tripura on suspicion of being a child-lifter.

Sukanta Chakrabarty had been moving from village to village with a loudspeaker asking people not to get swayed by rumours, was caught and beaten to death. The two other men accompanying Chakrabarty were also assaulted.Click Here: new zealand rugby team jerseys