HAFLONG: Army and police team of workers have rescued 3 'sadhus' from getting lynched through a mob, which suspected them to be child-lifters, at Mahur Railway Station in Dima Hasao district of Assam, officers mentioned as of late.
District officers mentioned Army men posted at an adjacent camp and police officers came to the rescue of 3 individuals the day prior to this after hundreds of other people had gathered to assault them within the wake of rumours of child-lifting.
The assets of the 'sadhus' had been thrown open through the mob, videographed and shared on social media, additional fuelling the hearsays, the officers mentioned.
Following the incident, the district management, below the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner Amitabh Rajkhowa and Superintendent of Police Prasanta Saikia, called for an emergency meeting the day prior to this.
Representatives of various communities who attended the meeting, appealed to the general public, especially the people of Dima Hasao, to behave responsibly and not be swayed away through rumours on social media.
They additionally instructed the people to not take law into their very own hands, and as an alternative, report back to the authorities about any suspicious motion of someone.
In the previous few weeks, there were several makes an attempt through the district management to make other people privy to news circulating on social media with none base or authenticity, the officers mentioned.
In a an identical incident on June 8, two pals, who had long gone to a picnic spot in Karbi Anglong, had been stopped on their long ago through a group of villagers and lynched on the suspicion of being child-lifters.
District officers mentioned Army men posted at an adjacent camp and police officers came to the rescue of 3 individuals the day prior to this after hundreds of other people had gathered to assault them within the wake of rumours of child-lifting.
The assets of the 'sadhus' had been thrown open through the mob, videographed and shared on social media, additional fuelling the hearsays, the officers mentioned.
Following the incident, the district management, below the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner Amitabh Rajkhowa and Superintendent of Police Prasanta Saikia, called for an emergency meeting the day prior to this.
Representatives of various communities who attended the meeting, appealed to the general public, especially the people of Dima Hasao, to behave responsibly and not be swayed away through rumours on social media.
They additionally instructed the people to not take law into their very own hands, and as an alternative, report back to the authorities about any suspicious motion of someone.
In the previous few weeks, there were several makes an attempt through the district management to make other people privy to news circulating on social media with none base or authenticity, the officers mentioned.
In a an identical incident on June 8, two pals, who had long gone to a picnic spot in Karbi Anglong, had been stopped on their long ago through a group of villagers and lynched on the suspicion of being child-lifters.
Child-lifting rumours: Security men rescue three 'sadhus' from getting lynched
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