Child lifting rumour claims another life, Mentally ill woman lynched by mob in MP
Bhopal, July 23: Child lifting rumours claimed yet another life, this time in Madhya Pradesh. A 25-year-old mentally challenged woman was allegedly lynched by a mob in Morwa region of Singrauli district late on Saturday on suspicion of being a child lifter. This is another such incident in the list of cases of lynching over child theft rumours. Over 30 people have been killed in different incidents across the country over child lifting rumours over the past two months.
According to reports, the woman was being seen in the area for the past six months and her images were circulated on WhatsApp saying she was a child lifter. The police have arrested nine people over the lynching while dozens have been booked for murder.
The killing of the woman took place in the same area where two forest officials were beaten up by a mob after a similar WhatsApp rumour on June 29. The two could be saved due to the timely intervention of the police.
Such incidents of mob lynching continue even as the Supreme Court earlier this month asked the Centre to frame a separate law to deal with cases of lynching. The court had in its observation said that mobocracy cannot be tolerated and that such killings must stop.
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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
