Two days after a 60-year-old man was lynched by an angry mob in Kalna, Burdwan, leading to his death, the police and state administration, on tenterhooks since the incident, are trying to trace the source of social media messages that allegedly triggered the violence. The Kharda police station posted on Facebook, “Different rumours are being spread on social media. Don’t share these (sic).”Watch what else is making news:Sources said that the easy proliferation of vicious rumors on social media, particularly WhatsApp, had made it almost impossible for officials to keep check. This isn’t the first time that violence in Bengal has been proliferated by social media. The recent violence at Bhangar was allegedly triggered by a video of a TMC leader making objectionable statements.

Source: Indian Express January 22, 2017 23:33 UTC