BBC World4/23/2026Crime
Lynching of Two Men in Assam: 20 Convicted, 25 Acquitted in Child Kidnap Rumour Case
Nearly eight years after the brutal mob killing of Abhijeet Nath and Nilotpal Das in Karbi Anglong, families express dissatisfaction with partial convictions
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- Two men, Abhijeet Nath (30) and Nilotpal Das (29), were beaten to death by a mob in Assam's Karbi Anglong region in June 2018 after rumours they were child kidnappers spread through WhatsApp.
- A court has convicted 20 people of murder and unlawful assembly, acquitting 25 others.
- The victims' families are dissatisfied with the verdict, particularly the acquittals, and are considering legal options.
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Two men, Abhijeet Nath (30) and Nilotpal Das (29), were beaten to death by a mob in Assam's Karbi Anglong region in June 2018 after rumours they were child kidnappers spread through WhatsApp. A court has convicted 20 people of murder and unlawful assembly, acquitting 25 others. The victims' families are dissatisfied with the verdict, particularly the acquittals, and are considering legal options. The case highlighted a wave of mob violence across India fueled by viral WhatsApp messages about child abduction gangs.
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