Skip to main content

Support WBUR

Viral WhatsApp Messages Are Triggering Mob Killings In India

04:13
Harssh Poddar, a senior police official, addresses a village meeting at a rural school near Malegaon, in northern Maharashtra state. He warns families to be skeptical of what they read online. Earlier this month, Poddar helped rescue five people from being killed by a mob in his constituency. (Lauren Frayer/NPR)
Harssh Poddar, a senior police official, addresses a village meeting at a rural school near Malegaon, in northern Maharashtra state. He warns families to be skeptical of what they read online. Earlier this month, Poddar helped rescue five people from being killed by a mob in his constituency. (Lauren Frayer/NPR)

Support WBUR

Support WBUR

Listen Live