A man, accused of raping a girl, was beaten to death on Thursday after being pulled out of a jail by a mob at Dimapur in Nagaland.
A mass protest rally against the rape was held at Dimapur yesterday morning after which students and angry people forced into the district jail and managed to pull out the accused.
The accused had allegedly raped the victim several times on February 23 and was arrested the following day following a complaint lodged by the victim. The police resorted to blank firing and fired tear gas shells but failed to control the situation, officials said.
Mob drags alleged rapist out of jail in Nagaland, thrashes him to death - TOI Mobile | The Times of India Mobile Site
A mass protest rally against the rape was held at Dimapur yesterday morning after which students and angry people forced into the district jail and managed to pull out the accused.
The accused had allegedly raped the victim several times on February 23 and was arrested the following day following a complaint lodged by the victim. The police resorted to blank firing and fired tear gas shells but failed to control the situation, officials said.
Mob drags alleged rapist out of jail in Nagaland, thrashes him to death - TOI Mobile | The Times of India Mobile Site
