A 34-year-old man was beaten to death in a village in Tinsukia district of Assam by a mob that suspected him of being a cow thief and the police have arrested 12 people in connection with the incident. The incident took place at Korjonga village in the district and the victim has been identified as Sarat Moran.
According to villagers, the owner of a house spotted two persons at his cowshed around 1:30 am and raised an alarm. People then gathered at the spot and caught one among the duo. And then some villagers then allegedly tied the man in an open field and attacked the victim with a blade, leaving him injured.
Tinsukia Superintendent of Police Debojit Deuri told that one of the man died on the spot and the police took the other man to the Doomdooma Civil Hospital, but doctors declared him dead on arrival. Moran’s body was handed over to his family after a post-mortem examination. Deuri added that the police arrested 12 people and have also set up a special investigation team to conduct an inquiry.
A case was filed against the accused under Sections 34 (criminal act done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) and 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code. Deuri told the news channel that it was unclear if the man was involved in cattle theft.
