In a bid to give admins more control over the content shared in groups, WhatsApp recently rolled out new features, letting group admins restrict who could change the subject, icon, and description of the group. The company brought a number of group specific features earlier this year, but it seems like some users don’t quite like the added controls extended to admins.
It’s worth noting that this isn’t the first incident of its nature. In 2015, a Mumbai-based garment salesman was attacked with a knife by two men hired by people who had been removed from a WhatsApp group. While it’s gruesome, such attacks are understandable as WhatsApp is a digital social inclusion tool for many in India; it is considered a social media alternative these days. WhatsApp groups are often sacrosanct for Indian users and any changes in admins and group members is seen as a personal affront, as was the case with Bhor.
