The police said on Friday that eight members of a nomadic tribe were allegedly thrashed by a mob in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district after rumors that they were child-lifters.
According to officials, the incident occurred on Thursday in the Rajod Nagar area of the district, and a video of it went viral on social media. When the police learned about the incident, they rushed to the scene, rescued the victims, and filed a case against unidentified individuals.
“A few fakirs (nomads) from Khargone, Barwani, Manawar and Gandhwani were begging in Rajod Nagar area of the district. During this, the local villagers suspected that they were ‘child-lifters’, and got into an argument with them. When they confronted this, the locals allegedly attacked and thrashed them.”
After learning about the incident, a team from Rajod police station rushed to the scene and rescued the victims.
Following that, a case was filed based on their statement. The victims were later safely returned to their homes.
