Two youths from Guwahati were lynched by an angry mob at a remote area in the Karbi Anglong district of Assam on suspicion of being child kidnappers. The incident occurred on Friday night when a rumour spread on social media about a group of ‘sopadhara’ (child kidnapper in Assamese) being active in nearby areas. According to the police, the victims were identified as Nilotpal Das and Abhijeet Nath who were returning to Guwahati after visiting the Kathilangso waterfalls in the Dokmoka district area. The victims were in their SUV when they were stopped by an angry mob who suspected them to be child abductors.

Two youths from Guwahati were lynched by an angry mob at a remote area in the Karbi Anglong district of Assam on suspicion of being child kidnappers. The incident occurred on Friday night when a rumour spread on social media about a group of ‘sopadhara’ (child kidnapper in Assamese) being active in nearby areas. According to the police, the victims were identified as Nilotpal Das and Abhijeet Nath who were returning to Guwahati after visiting the Kathilangso waterfalls in the Dokmoka district area. The victims were in their SUV when they were stopped by an angry mob who suspected them to be child abductors.