Muslim Man Lynched in Patna on Suspicion of Cattle Theft; Family Claims It’s Murder

Amid rising crimes in Bihar, yet another case of cattle-related mob lynching has taken place in Patna where a suspected cattle thief was beaten to death in the late hours of Wednesday.

The suspected cattle thief was allegedly caught by an angry mob on FCI road under Phulwari Sharif, located on the outskirts of Patna, and was beaten so much that he fell unconscious and died on the way to hospital. The victim has been identified as Alamgir Alam, 28….

A local resident on condition of anonymity told NewsClick that the victim was tied to a wooden pole and thrashed for over four hours till he was half dead. Afterwards, Alam was left on the road under the open sky in the cold weather….

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