Five more killed due to India ‘WhatsApp rumours’

    Five more people have been killed over rumours of child abduction spread on social media in India.

    The five men were lynched by a mob in India's western state of Maharashtra on Sunday 1 July. Police say 12 people have been arrested for the killings.

    They added the victims belonged to a nomadic community and had been passing through a village when they were killed.

    A curfew has been put in place amid heightened tensions and additional police forces have also been deployed.

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