Pregnant woman beaten over child-lifting rumours, 2 held

New Delhi:  A 48-year-old pregnant and deaf and mute woman was thrashed by a mob here over suspicion of being a child lifter, the police said on Sunday.
The four-month pregnant woman, a resident of Tughlakabad in southeast Delhi, was beaten on August 27, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Atul Kumar Thakur said.
The woman, who has been hospitalised, is stable now.
The police have arrested two persons, Deepak (27) and B. Shakuntala (52), both residents of Mandoli, after scrutinising CCTV footages, Thakur said.
The DCP said a case has been registered against “unknown persons”.
He also urged the people not to pay heed to rumours of child abduction.