Assam lynching: 24 arrests, search operation continues

GUWAHATI: Another individual has been arrested in connection with the lynching of 2 males on suspicion of being child lifters in Assam, taking the collection of other folks arrested within the case so far to 24, police said.

The individual was once arrested from Karbi Anglong district during search operations, that have been continuing along side investigations, an Assam police spokesman said right here on Tuesday.


Additional director basic of police (law and order) Mukesh Agarwal was once tracking the investigations. Besides the 24, 5 others had been arrested from Diphu the city on Tuesday for misuse of social media in connection with the incident.


"They have been found to be involved either in recording the incident on mobile phones or circulating the video clip on social media with statements, comments to incite hatred between different communities," the spokesman said.


The crackdown on the misuse of social media was once introduced by way of the police as investigations have delivered to mild that messages posted on social media on child lifters having entered the state from out of doors, could have resulted in the lynching of the two males. The police have issued an advisory asking other folks to help save you spread of rumours on social media.
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