The Indian Supreme Court has said that no citizen can become a law unto himself and has directed the federal and state governments to lay down remedial measures to prevent mob lynchings.
In the last three months, nearly thirty people have died in WhatsApp fuelled mob lynchings in India. In all of these cases, the victims were mistaken to be child kidnappers following a fake, viral WhatsApp forward.
Our India correspondent Neha Poonia has more.
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In the last three months, nearly thirty people have died in WhatsApp fuelled mob lynchings in India. In all of these cases, the victims were mistaken to be child kidnappers following a fake, viral WhatsApp forward.
Our India correspondent Neha Poonia has more.
In: 'The Indian...'
Out: SOC
Dur: 28 secs