A 45-year-old Muslim man, identified as Pappu Ansari, was beaten to death by a mob after he was accused of stealing cattle in Jharkhand’s Godda district.
The deceased was a resident of Ranipur village under the Pathargama police station limits of the district, the PTI news agency reported, citing a police officer.
The incident occurred in Matihani village under the Poraiyahat police station limits on Wednesday night.
An investigation is underway to ascertain how the incident took place and to identify the persons involved in the crime, PTI quoted Deputy Superintendent of Police J P N Chaudhary as saying.
This story was originally published in maktoobmedia.com.
