Thirteen persons have been arrested in connection with the mob lynching that took place in Asansol yesterday. The arrests were made within 24 hours of the incident, police said.
A man was lynched in West Burdwan’s Asansol on Wednesday morning on being suspected to be a thief. The incident took place in Asansol’s Benjamari area.
Three men were seen strolling around when the local people suspected them of being thieves and started chasing after them. Two of them were able to flee while the third person was caught and was beaten black and blue by the mob.
Police had rushed to the place on hearing the news but had an extremely difficult time trying to rescue him from the mob. The man was declared dead on being taken to hospital.
This is the fourth time in a week in Asansol that a mob attacked individuals on the basis of suspicion.
The state government passed the Prevention of Lynching Bill 2019 on August 30, that mentions severe punishment for those involved in lynching.
