NEW DELHI October 1, 2021 : A 25-year-old Muslim man was beaten to death by a mob in Indian state Bihar, police and media reports said.Manoj Suman, a police inspector told Clarion India over the phone India that a case of murder has been registered on Thursday, September 30, and 10 people have been arrested so far.The victim has been identified as Mohammad Anjan Imam, a resident of Sultanpur village who ran a welding shop. Inspector Suman said that the accused are Hindus as on Wednesday night over allegations of theft in Gaganti village of Pakribarawan circle police station area in Nawada district .-
According to Jagran, a Hindi newspaper, a tractor owner in the village claimed that at around one o’clock on Wednesday night, a group of thieves were trying to open the tractor’s battery and start it without the key. When the tractor started making noise it woke up some villagers who rushed towards the yard. They caught Imam and started beating him black and blue while others managed to flee.
In the meantime police also got information about the incident and reached the spot. They took the alleged thief into custody and drove him to a hospital. But early on Thursday morning, Imam succumbed to his injuries.The police filed a case of murder and arrested ten people from the village.