In Chakradharpur, a 56-year-old man was beaten to death by a mob on charges of raping a mentally ill woman. He was stripped naked and garlanded with shoes and paraded around, resulting in his death. The police have detained many people in the case.
Chakradharpur (Jharkhand): A mob beat a man to death on charges of raping a mentally ill woman. He was stripped naked, garlanded with shoes and paraded around the village, after which he collapsed and died. The incident took place in Chakradharpur, Jharkhand. The police have detained several people, including two women, who attacked the man. These same women had started interrogating the 56 year old man by accusing him of raping a mentally ill woman. He was garlanded with shoes and paraded naked through a village in West Singhbhum. Earlier, the 56 year old man was badly beaten. This incident happened on Friday night. However, family members say that he had come out of his house in Devambir village to go to the toilet.
Family claims: 56 year old man had gone out for toilet
A village man alleged that a 56-year-old man, seen outside late at night, had raped a mentally ill woman. Only after this he was stripped naked and paraded around. The mob even locked him in a room and beat him with sticks. Police found his body on Saturday. Police have sent the body for postmortem. Police have registered a case on the complaint of the 56-year-old man’s family. The family members of the rape victim have also filed a complaint.