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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Minute: On India WhatsApp murders

WhatsApp messages spreading false rumours of child kidnappers have been doing the rounds in India.

The latest has sparked five fresh attacks by mobs in Gujarat, leaving one woman dead.

Shalu Yadav from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ in Delhi says it's a case of mass hysteria and police in India are facing a near impossible task of getting the situation under control.

(Photo: WhatsApp icon displayed on an iPhone, Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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