A man who was convicted of rape, was lynched by a group of people, following his release on bail. The group of people, attacked the victim, Ratan Lohar, after reportedly opposing his visit to a slum at Adityapur in Seraikela-Kharswan, Jharkhand on Friday, 2 March.
Ratan Lohar, the victim, had served a few years of his sentence in prison before being released on bail. At least half a dozen other criminal cases were pending against him at the time of his release.
“Lohar went to the slums in Ram Madaiya, where he had reportedly caused trouble in the past as well. This angered local residents, who told him to leave the area,” Sub-divisional Police Officer (Seraikela), Avinash Kumar said.
Following an altercation, Lohar threatened them with a gun, but by that time more people assembled at the spot, police added.
Sensing danger, the convicted man fled and reached the roof of a building, but the irate people followed him and beat him up, police said.
On being informed, a police team reached the slum and took him to hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead.
Kumar said policemen were deployed in the area.
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