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WhatsApp Rumour: Hyd Techie Killed By Mob!
By: Tupaki Desk | 15 July 2018 4:49 PM GMT
A Techie from Hyderabad was killed and three of his friends were severely injured in the mob attack in Karnataka after WhatsApp rumours were circulated.
Mohd Azam (32) is an employee of Google in Gachibowli. He and his three friends (Qatar national Mohd Salaam Eid Al Kubaisi, Noor Mohammed, Salman) went to Murki village in Bidar to attend a function at Friend's Place. They stopped their car near a government school in Kamalnagar Police Station limits. Mohd Salaam offered chocolates to school children in the area. Villagers who had seen it assumed they could be child kidnapers. After an argument, Friends tried to flee from the spot. Few people chased them in two-wheelers and sent WhatsApp messages to alert people of neighboring villagers. In the process of escaping, The car stopped after it hit a bike near a culvert.
Villagers pulled the four youth out of the car and thrashed them so badly. While Mohd Azam died on spot, Police shifted three others to the nearby hospital. One of them is battling for life.
Family of Mohd Azam demanded stringent action against every person involved in the mob attack. The Techie is survived by his wife and two-year-old son.
Over 20 people have been killed across India due to WhatsApp rumours. Why don't people think before taking the law into hands? Government need to do something to stop this madness.
Mohd Azam (32) is an employee of Google in Gachibowli. He and his three friends (Qatar national Mohd Salaam Eid Al Kubaisi, Noor Mohammed, Salman) went to Murki village in Bidar to attend a function at Friend's Place. They stopped their car near a government school in Kamalnagar Police Station limits. Mohd Salaam offered chocolates to school children in the area. Villagers who had seen it assumed they could be child kidnapers. After an argument, Friends tried to flee from the spot. Few people chased them in two-wheelers and sent WhatsApp messages to alert people of neighboring villagers. In the process of escaping, The car stopped after it hit a bike near a culvert.
Villagers pulled the four youth out of the car and thrashed them so badly. While Mohd Azam died on spot, Police shifted three others to the nearby hospital. One of them is battling for life.
Family of Mohd Azam demanded stringent action against every person involved in the mob attack. The Techie is survived by his wife and two-year-old son.
Over 20 people have been killed across India due to WhatsApp rumours. Why don't people think before taking the law into hands? Government need to do something to stop this madness.
