By: Eastern Eye Staff
POLICE in India on Tuesday (29) urged the public against believing rumours on social media after a sixth person falsely accused of being a child trafficker was killed by an angry mob. A transgender woman was lynched and three others seriously injured in Hyderabad city last weekend by a crowd that linked them to a child exploitation ring that police say does not exist. The 52-year-old’s murder was the sixth in May in southern India that was prompted by false and persistent rumours on social media about a child kidnapping gang, police said. A 42-year-old man was beaten to death…
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