SassyLady
06-11-2018, 07:02 PM
This is what happens when Fake News is propagated.
Deaths linked to WhatsApp rumours
April: A man in the southern state of Tamil Nadu is beaten to death by a mob after he is seen aimlessly wandering the streets
May:
A 55-year old woman in Tamil Nadu is lynched for giving sweets to children; police arrest 30 people
A man in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh is lynched for speaking Hindi and not the local language, Telugu
A man in neighbouring Telengana is killed by a mob while entering a mango orchard at night
Another man in Telengana is lynched when visiting a village to see his relatives
A man in the southern city of Bangalore, who had moved there recently, is tied up with rope and beaten to death with cricket bats
A transgender woman is lynched in Hyderabad
June: Two men are lynched in north-eastern Assam after stopping their car to ask for directions
https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-asia-india-44435127
Deaths linked to WhatsApp rumours
April: A man in the southern state of Tamil Nadu is beaten to death by a mob after he is seen aimlessly wandering the streets
May:
A 55-year old woman in Tamil Nadu is lynched for giving sweets to children; police arrest 30 people
A man in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh is lynched for speaking Hindi and not the local language, Telugu
A man in neighbouring Telengana is killed by a mob while entering a mango orchard at night
Another man in Telengana is lynched when visiting a village to see his relatives
A man in the southern city of Bangalore, who had moved there recently, is tied up with rope and beaten to death with cricket bats
A transgender woman is lynched in Hyderabad
June: Two men are lynched in north-eastern Assam after stopping their car to ask for directions
https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-asia-india-44435127