9 months ago
Police Avert Lynching in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Over Child-Theft Rumour
In Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, a man tried to take a little boy away while he was playing.
The boy's sister and neighbors helped save him.
The man was caught, and the crowd wanted to hurt him, but the police came and stopped them.
The police said there are no real child-stealing gangs, and people should call them instead of taking action themselves.
The police arrested the man and two others.
A man tried to abduct a one-and-a-half-year-old boy in Waluj, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.
Residents rescued the child and caught the man, who was in an inebriated state.
The crowd tied and beat the man, intending to lynch him, but the police intervened.
The police arrested the accused, named Karan, and his accomplices, Munna and one more person.
Police advised residents not to believe child-stealing gang rumours and to inform authorities instead.
- Who
- Residents, Waluj Police, Karan, Munna, and one more person
- What
- Attempted child abduction and mob violence
- Where
- Waluj, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar
- When
- 4pm on Thursday
- Why
- Rumours of a child-stealing gang
Key facts
- Location
- Waluj, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar
- Time of Incident
- 4pm on Thursday
- Accused Names
- Karan, Munna, and one more person
- Accused Origin
- Another state
- Police Statement
- No active child-stealing gang in the city
Quotes
PI Shivcharan Pandhare
Police Inspector of Waluj Police Station
“There are rumours about a children-stealing gang, but such a gang is not active in the city. Residents should not believe the rumours or take the law into their own hands; they should immediately inform the police if such incidents occur”
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