West Bengal: Man beaten to death in Bhangar over suspicion of theft
Kolkata, Jul 7: A man was allegedly beaten to death by a mob on suspicion of theft, police said on Sunday.
The deceased, identified as Azgar Mollah, was a resident of Phulbari in Bhangar police station area in South 24 Parganas district, around 30km from here.
"Local residents found the accused unconscious and alerted police, who rushed him to a nearby hospital. Doctors declared him brought dead," a police officer said.
The family of the deceased did not file a police complaint, declined to allow a post-mortem, and took the body away, the officer added.
"We have initiated a suo motu case and detained two persons after reviewing CCTV footage in the area. It showed that the deceased was badly beaten up by a mob," the officer said.
This incident follows a series of similar incidents across the state over the past few days.
On June 28, a man was beaten to death at a state-run hostel for students in central Kolkata's Bowbazar area over suspicion of mobile phone theft.
A day later, another person was thrashed to death by a group in the Salt Lake area on the same suspicion. Two others also died in other districts after being assaulted by mobs.
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Fake account in the name of MP Kota Srinivas Poojari: Case registered
Udupi: A case has been registered at the Udupi Town Police Station after miscreants created a fake account on social media platforms using the name of Udupi-Chikkamagaluru MP Kota Srinivas Poojari and demanded money.
The complaint states that the accused misused the MP's photo to create a fake account on Instagram and sought money from the public.
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MP Poojari's advocate, Shyamsundar Nayari, has urged the police to take appropriate legal action against those involved, alleging that the fake accounts were created with the intention of illegally obtaining money and damaging the MP’s reputation.
