- Title: Five killed on suspicion of child abduction in western India - media
- Date: 2nd July 2018
- Summary: MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA (JULY 1, 2018) (ANI - NO USE INDIA) (SOUNDBITE) (English) INTERIOR MINISTER OF INDIA'S WESTERN MAHARASHTRA STATE, DEEPAK VASANT KESARKAR, SAYING: "We have arrested 10 people. One of the five who are dead, one of them is identified, he is from Solapur. His surname is Bhosle, Dada Rao Bhosle. But anybody who is responsible for these deaths, which are very unfortunate, we will take a strong action against them and I appeal everybody not to believe in whatever posts are there on the social media." DHULE, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA (JULY 2, 2018) (ANI - NO USE INDIA) VARIOUS OF FAMILY MEMBERS OF VICTIMS CRYING, MAN WIPING FACE WOMAN HOLDING CHILD CRYING AND WIPING FACE PEOPLE GATHERED FAMILY MEMBERS OF VICTIMS SITTING ON GROUND (SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) LOCAL RESIDENT, BHATTUBHAI, SAYING: "What happened to them on Sunday was that they went to beg as they would always do. After they went, this dreadful incident happened to them." DHULE, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA (JULY 2, 2018) (ANI - NO USE INDIA) PARKED POLICE VEHICLES VARIOUS OF POLICE OFFICERS STANDING NEAR VEHICLE VARIOUS OF VEHICLE VARIOUS OF WOMAN CLEANING FLOOR OUTSIDE HOME WITH BROOM CATTLE EATING HAY CATTLE OUTSIDE HOUSE
- Embargoed: 16th July 2018 14:42
- Keywords: Mob lynching India Dhule Maharashtra killings arrest alleged child abductors mass beatings
- Location: DHULE AND MUMBAI, INDIA
- City: DHULE AND MUMBAI, INDIA
- Country: India
- Topics: Crime/Law/Justice
- Reuters ID: LVA0038N23JNP
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Five people were beaten to death by a mob on Sunday (July 1) in a fresh incident of lynching in India's western state of Maharashtra after suspicions that they were child abductors, media reports said.
There has been a spate of incidents in India based on false messages about alleged child abductors circulating on social media that have triggered mass beatings and a number of other deaths this year.
Sunday's incident took place in a tribal area in the Dhule district, after one of the five victims tried to speak to a small girl while getting off a bus, according to media reports.
Villagers became suspicious and attacked the men with sticks and stones. They later placed them in a locked room and beat them, with all five dying from their injuries, reports said. - Copyright Holder: ANI (India)
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