2018 Karbi Anglong Lynching
2018 Karbi Anglong lynching was a violent incident of mob lynching that took place in Karbi Anglong, Assam, in India on 8 June 2018. Fake news Fake news spread via WhatsApp have been named as the cause of the lynchings of Nilotpal Das and Abhijit Nath. The rumors said that child lifters were in the area. Incident The incident took place in the backdrop of widespread public rumours over rising Trafficking of children, child trafficking and the spate of killings known as the Indian WhatsApp lynchings. A Ochlocracy, 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. Arrests As of 21 June 2018, 36 people had been arrested. References

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Karbi Anglong
Karbi may refer to: Places * Karbi, Armenia * Karbi Anglong Plateau, an extension of the Indian Plate in Assam, India * Karbi Anglong district, a district of Assam, north-eastern India Other uses * Karbi people, an ethnic group of North-east India * Karbi language, the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken by Karbi people * Karbi languages, a branch of the Kuki-Chin group of Sino-Tibetan See also * Karli (name) * Karri (other) {{disambiguation, geo Language and nationality disambiguation pages ...
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