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Manipur: Mob attacks two men suspecting them to be child lifters

| @indiablooms | Jul 04, 2018, at 05:57 pm

Guwahati, July 4 (IBNS) : Yet another mob attack on suspicion of child lifter has been reported from North East India.

Now two fresh incidents happened in Manipur’s Senapati district on July 2 night, where two men were beaten up by mob on suspicion of child lifters.

According to the reports, villagers of Ichaigojang had found an unidentified man in a very suspicious manner in the area located around 2 km from Saikul Hill town at around 9-30 pm on July 2.

Some people had attacked the unidentified man on suspicion of child lifter triggered by WhatsApp borne fake messages about child lifters.

Later, the man was handed over to Kuki Inpi Saikul Gamkai, a social organisation on Tuesday morning.

The man, who attacked by the mob has long hair and beard, wearing dark green long pant without shirt.

He speaks Manipuri language but could not ascertain his identity and address.

On the other hand, villagers of Champhai caught another man in their village at around the same time and later hand over to Kuki Inpi Saikul Gamkai.

The both incidents videos went viral on social media.

The duo were brought to Saikul public health centre for medical examination by police and they are now in police custody.

On June 8 last, two youths from Guwahati were beaten to death by a mob in the name of child traffickers at Panjuri village under Dokmoka police station in Karbi Anglong district.

(By Hemanta Kumar Nath, Guwahati)

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