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Crime
Mob beats mentally challenged woman in Lucknow after mistaking her for child‑lifter
✍️ The Times of India
🗓 11 Nov 2026, 10:10 AM
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A mentally challenged woman in Lucknow was tied up and brutally beaten by a mob after being mistakenly identified as a child‑lifter.
A woman with a mental disability was attacked by a crowd in Lucknow after the mob wrongly believed she was a child‑lifter. The incident unfolded when the mob restrained the woman by tying her up before subjecting her to a violent beating. The assault was reported by The Times of India, underscoring concerns over mob vigilantism in the city.