Tag: Child Lifting

Dhenkanal: A mentally-challenged youth was reportedly roughed up by locals on suspicion of being a child lifter at Kantapal village under Kankadahada police limits in Dhenkanal district on Monday. As per reports, the youth a resident of nearby Jhatikipasi village was loitering in Kantapal village on Monday at around 10 am. Finding his movements suspicious, […]

Bhubaneswar: At least seven incidents of mob attack triggered by child-lifting rumours have surfaced from different parts of the state in the past 24 hours. A mentally-challenged youth was beaten up by locals on suspicion of being a child-lifter at Panchama village under Golanthara police limits on the outskirts of Berhampur in Ganjam district on […]

Rayagada: As mob fury continues to take place in several parts of the state over rumours of child theft incidents, police today detained as many as 19 people for taking law into their own hands and resorting to violence. According to sources, Ambadala police today arrested 16 people of Peruguda village in Rayagada for thrashing […]