It is a toxic, and deadly mix. Fake videos and messages on social media that tap into people’s deep fears of their children being kidnapped for the organ trade.
The result? In the past two months, more than a dozen lynchings have taken place, by mobs convinced they were targeting child kidnappers. The Hindustan Times reported that 14 people have lost their lives since May 20.
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