Assam: Deaf-mute Man Beaten Up in Assam's Cachar Over Suspicion of Child Abduction

Cachar, September 26, 2019:

A deaf-mute person was brutally beaten up by a mob in Assam's Cachar over suspicion of child abduction.

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The man was rescued by local Police and informed that he was unable to respond to their queries. A group of locals gathered around the man who was seen playing with toys.

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The locals alleged that the deaf-mute person was trying to lure the kids and kidnap them while the Police said that he had arrived at the Dholai area for business prospects.

In yet another mob attack over child kidnapping suspicion, a mentally challenged woman was assaulted by a mob in Sonai area of Cachar. She was also mistaken by the mob to be a child abductor.

Local Police reached the spot and rescued her from further assault. After rescuing her, they informed that the woman was mentally challenged.

Lately, mob assaults have become a serious concern across India. Assam also has been witnessing mob attacks over suspicion of child abduction since the past year.

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It is to be mentioned here that after the inhumane killing of Abhijeet Nath and Nilotpal Das at the hands of a mob in Karbi Anglong, similar incidents have come to light over child lifting suspicion.

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