A Muslim man was beaten to death and two others were injured after a mob attacked them for chopping wood in Rajasthan’s Alwar. More than a dozen people stopped the vehicle the three were in and allegedly attacked them. According to the complaint filed by the father of the deceased man, Wasim, the incident took place on Thursday night when his son and the two others were chopping wood in the Rampur area. The locals informed the police and the forest department and they came and thrashed the trio, added the complaint. Wasim succumbed to his injuries during treatment on Friday. The police said there were allegations levelled against the three that they were illegally chopping wood.
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