Mob Kills Autorickshaw Driver On Suspicion Of Being Thief in Delhi
Two other men were also thrashed on the suspicion of being thieves.
An autorickshaw driver was beaten to death allegedly by a mob that suspected him of being a thief in southwest Delhi's Uttam Nagar, police said Sunday, 25 November.
Two other men were also thrashed on the suspicion of being thieves, they added.
The two men had boarded the autorickshaw driven by victim Avinash Kumar Saturday, 24 November, the police said.
When he came back, he saw a crowd thrashing the men, the police said. The duo told the mob that Kumar was their leader, following which the crowd attacked him, they added.
The duo had allegedly stolen batteries and kept them in Kumar's autorickshaw, the police said. One of the accused was nabbed, while the others were yet to be identified, they added.
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