Man lynched for 6-year-old’s 'rape-murder' in West Bengal's Alipurduar
Times of India | 2 November 2024
Representative Image JALPAIGURI: A man was lynched in an Alipurduar village on Friday for the alleged rape and murder of a six year-old.
After the girl went missing on Friday, her parents and a group of locals formed a search party which found her body beside a waterbody.
The locals went to the 45-year-old suspect’s house and asked about the girl.
Even as he denied having any knowledge about her, locals searched his home and found a piece of clothing that allegedly belonged to the girl.
A mob then dragged him out of his house, tied him to a tree and beat him to death.
Police were allegedly roughed up when they went to retrieve the bodies.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
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