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The Indian Constitution ensures every citizen of India the right to a secure life. However, the spread of fake news and mis-information through social networks and media can lead to groups violently beating someone in public or killing suspects and defendants without comprehensive information or police or judicial action. This poses a threat to the credibility of the Constitution and our country's unified judicial system is a problem. Most mass lynchings appear to be instigated by mis-information, fake news, and local political, financial, and religious powers. For these reasons, anti-social mobs brutally murdered meat exporters, child thieves, animal dealers, etc. without knowing the actual reason. Lynching is a form of extra Judicial killing by a group or mob of people, carried out independently of civil authorities or law enforcement. India is also facing lynchings via WhatsApp and social media, following a spate of mob-related violence and killings due to the spread of rumours and fake news. These fall under the category of organized hate crimes. It is important to note that India does not have a comprehensive Act of Parliament against mob lynching. Strict legal regulations and prompt convictions in mass lynching cases act as a deterrent to society.