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Child lifters

  • Mob attacks on rumoured child lifters are back with a vengeance. What will it take to end them?

    Mob attacks on rumoured child lifters are back with a vengeance. What will it take to end them?

    Aarefa Johari
    · Sep 05, 2019 · 06:30 am
  • As child lifting rumours spread, police across India start outreach units to quell fake news

    As child lifting rumours spread, police across India start outreach units to quell fake news

    Abhishek Dey
    · Jul 04, 2018 · 06:30 am
  • ‘He had his Aadhaar card’: Dhule lynching victims’ families struggle to understand mob’s ire

    ‘He had his Aadhaar card’: Dhule lynching victims’ families struggle to understand mob’s ire

    Aarefa Johari
    · Jul 03, 2018 · 09:15 am
  • Tripura bans mobile internet, SMS services for 48 hours to prevent spread of child lifting rumours

    Tripura bans mobile internet, SMS services for 48 hours to prevent spread of child lifting rumours

    Scroll Staff
    · Jun 28, 2018 · 07:41 pm
  • ‘Everything that could go wrong went wrong’: Days of rumours led to the lynchings in Assam village

    ‘Everything that could go wrong went wrong’: Days of rumours led to the lynchings in Assam village

    Arunabh Saikia
    · Jun 12, 2018 · 06:30 am