A man accused of stealing a motorcycle died in Jharkhand on Saturday, days after being beaten up by a mob. Shams Tabrez, 24, was caught by a mob on Tuesday evening, tied to a pole and beaten for more than seven hours and then handed over to the police on Wednesday morning after he fell unconscious and was also forced to chant 'Jai Sri Ram' and 'Jai Hanuman' by the mob, the family says. Cellphone videos of the beating are being widely circulated in the area.
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