AGARTALA: A "mentally unstable" woman was badly beaten up by residents of Rajarbag area at Udaipur in Gomati district on the suspicion of stealing children, making it the third such incident in the state in the last two days.
The police said, "Though no child theft has been reported so far, rumours often lead to serious law and order problems. Rumour-mongering followed by lynching and political attacks and atrocities have become commonplace in the state over the last few years."
The last such killing was reported from Jirania in the eastern part of Agartala on Friday where an unknown person was hacked to death on the suspicion of theft. At least three persons of a family have been arrested in connection with the case.
