2018 Karbi Anglong lynching

2018 Karbi Anglong lynching
2018 Karbi Anglong lynching
Location	Panijuri, Karbi Anglong, Assam
Date	June 8, 2018; 5 years ago
Attack type	Lynching
Deaths	2
Victims	Nilotpal Das and Abhijit Nath
Perpetrators	250 people
Accused	28 people

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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]

Fake news[edit]

Fake news spread via WhatsApp have been named as the cause of these two lynchings.^[2] The rumors said that child lifters were in the area.

Incident[edit]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

↑ "WhatsApp Marketing". Retrieved 26 April 2023.
↑ Jim Waterson (2018-06-17). "Fears mount over WhatsApp's role in spreading fake news". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2018-06-22. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
↑ Sarat Sarma and Sumir Karmakar (2018-06-10). "Duo lynched in Karbi Anglong". The Telegraph (India). Archived from the original on June 12, 2018.
↑ "Asaam lynching case: 36 arested so far". The Indian Express. 2018-06-21. Archived from the original on 2018-06-22. Retrieved 2018-06-22.

[1] "WhatsApp Marketing". Retrieved 26 April 2023.

[2] Jim Waterson (2018-06-17). "Fears mount over WhatsApp's role in spreading fake news". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2018-06-22. Retrieved 2018-06-22.

[3] Sarat Sarma and Sumir Karmakar (2018-06-10). "Duo lynched in Karbi Anglong". The Telegraph (India). Archived from the original on June 12, 2018.

[4] "Asaam lynching case: 36 arested so far". The Indian Express. 2018-06-21. Archived from the original on 2018-06-22. Retrieved 2018-06-22.

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