Maharashtra: Man beaten to death on suspicion of being thief
Police has arrested four persons for allegedly killing a 24-year-old man on suspicion of being a thief in Maharashtra, an official said. "On Saturday, the Navghar Police were alerted about an unidentified body, having multiple injuries, lying on the ground in Indira Nagar locality of Bhayander area," he said. Here are more details.
Police rushed to the spot; body sent for postmortem
"The police rushed to the spot and sent the body for postmortem," Mira-Bhayander Vasai-Virar's Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone-1) Amit Kale told reporters on Sunday evening. "The deceased was later identified as Surajban Soni from Mumbai and the police registered a case under Indian Penal Code Section 302 (murder)," he said.
Victim was seen roaming in the locality
A probe into the case revealed the victim was roaming in the locality in the wee hours of Saturday. Suspecting him to be a thief, some people caught hold of him and beat him up severely following which he died, the official said, adding that four persons were arrested in this connection on Sunday.
Earlier, another person was caught for allegedly stealing mobile phones
The police were trying to find out why the victim had gone to the area. A few hours before the incident, the accused had caught another person for allegedly stealing mobile phones in the area and handed him over to police.
