Muslim man lynched on suspicion of carrying beef in Bihar’s Saran, three arrested
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SARAN: A 55-year-old man was overwhelmed to dying by a mob allegedly over suspicion that he was carrying beef in Bihar’s Saran district, police mentioned on Friday.
The deceased was recognized as Naseem Qureshi, a resident of Hasanpur village of Siwan district.
According to an area police officer the incident came about on Tuesday when Naseem and his nephew Firoz Qureshi had been going to fulfill their kinfolk at Jogia village in Saran district.
“Both were intercepted by locals near a mosque”and it was adopted by a heated argument. While Firoz managed to flee, the mob allegedly thrashed Nazeem with sticks.
“Later, the mob themselves handed over Naseem to the police in Rasulpur village (Saran), after which he was rushed to a government hospital but died during treatment”, mentioned Gaurav Mangla, Superintendent of Police (SP), Saran.
The SP informed PTI over cellphone, “Three persons have so far been arrested for mob lynching. Police have also launched a manhunt to nab other suspects involved in the case. The case is being investigated from all angles”.
SARAN: A 55-year-old man was overwhelmed to dying by a mob allegedly over suspicion that he was carrying beef in Bihar’s Saran district, police mentioned on Friday.
The deceased was recognized as Naseem Qureshi, a resident of Hasanpur village of Siwan district.
According to an area police officer the incident came about on Tuesday when Naseem and his nephew Firoz Qureshi had been going to fulfill their kinfolk at Jogia village in Saran district.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
“Both were intercepted by locals near a mosque”and it was adopted by a heated argument. While Firoz managed to flee, the mob allegedly thrashed Nazeem with sticks.
“Later, the mob themselves handed over Naseem to the police in Rasulpur village (Saran), after which he was rushed to a government hospital but died during treatment”, mentioned Gaurav Mangla, Superintendent of Police (SP), Saran.
The SP informed PTI over cellphone, “Three persons have so far been arrested for mob lynching. Police have also launched a manhunt to nab other suspects involved in the case. The case is being investigated from all angles”.
