Dalit lynched over theft bid suspicion, 30 booked: Police ( Indian Express )

Police said the man, who was wearing a saree, fell down while trying to flee. A number of villagers who reached the spot beat him up with sticks and he died on the spot, they added. They identified the deceased as Balram, who hailed from Mirzapur village. The post-mortem report is awaited.

During preliminary investigation, the police found that Balram entered the house of one Ram Bhagan, allegedly with an intention to commit robbery. Ram Bhagan woke up and raised an alarm after spotting him, police said.

A 38-YEAR-OLD Dalit man was beaten to death allegedly by local residents who suspected that he was a thief after he was caught when he entered a house in the “garb of a woman” at Chahlar village of Lakhimpur Kheri on Friday, police said.

Police said the man, who was wearing a saree, fell down while trying to flee.

A number of villagers who reached the spot beat him up with sticks and he died on the spot, they added. They identified the deceased as Balram, who hailed from Mirzapur village.

The post-mortem examination report is awaited.

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