By News Desk
A 22-year-old man named Samiul Sheikh was beaten to death with sticks and rods and strangled by Hindutva goons who thought he was a thief in Jharkhand’s Pakur district.
The grievously wounded Sheikh was found near a stone quarry in Jujighariya village. He was finally rescued by a group of villagers on Tuesday, July 30.
Shiekh was swiftly taken to the hospital but doctors pronounced him dead on arrival.
A police complaint has been filed by Sheikh’s father stating that his son was accused of stealing a mobile.
The Musafil police, where the case has been registered, has so far detained three persons – Suraj Marandi, Anil Hembram, and Babudhan Murmu.
The body of Sheikh was handed over to his family after a post-mortem examination. A case has been registered and investigations is ongoing
This story was originally published in siasat.com.
