Murder accused beaten to death in Jharkhand

In a shocking incident in Dumka district of Jharkhand, angry villagers beat a man to death for allegedly killing a small boy.

Twenty-two-year-old Suraj Mehta was the son of a local landlord and is said to have been in a drunken state when he shot 12-year-old Santosh with a pistol.

The police had taken Suraj into custody, but the people of Rampur village decided to take the law into their own hands. They beat up the accused badly while the police kept on begging with folded hands asking them to spare the accused. Suraj died on the spot.

A few weeks ago, Dumka was in the news because a differently abled man was assaulted by the police at the local hospital after he pelted stones at a constable.