In UP many suspect persons of theft and spread rumours.
They then themselves decide and thrash the person.
When they see anyone playing with a child, they spread rumours and say the person is a child-lifter.
The mob then beats the person. This has happened a lot in UP.
People have suffered many injuries because of this.
A similar incident occured in North-East Delhi.
A Deaf and 4-month pregnant lady named Priyanka was in the Harsh Vihar locality.
The locals saw Priyanka playing alone with the child.
They spread rumours that she was a child-lifter.
This took place on 27th August.
The locals then started beating her.
The Deaf girl named Priyanka begged them to stop
but people hit her with logs.
When she begged for water they just kept hitting her.
A person recorded a 70-second video of the incident.
This video has gone viral.
On 18th August, Priyanka's mother-in-law kicked her out of her house in Faridabad.
She somehow reached Harsh Vihar.
She remained on the footpath for a while. Since she was there for a while locals gave her food and water.
Her family kept trying to find her but she was missing.
The video regarding 27th August incident went viral and then her family found her and immediately reached spot.
Since she was badly injured, they took her to the hospital where she is stable for now.
Her family was very angry and filed a complaint with the police.
In the video, they found three persons hitting her. The police have now arrested them.
One was 27-year-old electrician named Deepak,
the second was Lalit Kumar a 29-year-old professional photographer
and the third was Shakuntala 52-year-old homemaker.
These professional people beat her and this is why they were arrested.
The police said that if they find anyone suspicious they must file a complaint first.
They must follow the proper procedure and think. The police will then catch the person.