Child-lifting rumours fuel mob hysteria across states

 Close on the heels of a mob frenzy over bovine love that saw many a lives lost due to lynching by cow vigilantes, a new trend has emerged across states over the last few months, where mass hysteria is created over rumours of child abduction.

Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal and Bihar have all reported incidents of varying degrees and numbers, where the hapless victims have ranged from telecom engineers to even policemen in plain clothes, besides of course the nameless-faceless poor man searching for food from among the scraps.

Such incidents were first reported last year from the Telugu states, where various WhatsApp groups triggered these rumours, leading to violence.

Any person lurking in the neighbourhood or vicinity in the dark is attacked by these mob fed on the social media by various groups.