Fact Check: Assam mob lynching case shared on social media with false communal narrative

A mob in Assam’s Tinsukia district lynched a man on suspicion of cow theft on Saturday. Soon after, a false claim that this was yet another instance of Hindutva mobs in India targetting Muslims on false accusations went viral on social media.

In the wee hours of Saturday, a mob in Assam’s Tinsukia district lynched a man on suspicion of cow theft. Soon after, many on social media claimed that this was yet another instance of Hindutva mobs in India targetting Muslims on false accusations. Sharing the link of an article by news portal “The Wire”, journalist CJ Werleman tweeted, “A 28-year-old Muslim man was beaten to death by a Hindutva mob on Saturday night in Assam after being falsely accused of cow theft.”