30-year-old becomes victim of mob lynching in Kerala

A man who was brutally assaulted by a mob on charges of theft near Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala succumbed to injuries early Monday morning at the Medical College Hospital, police confirmed. The incident took place on December 11.

Thiruvananthapuram: In a gruesome case of mob lynching, a 30-year-old succumbed to injuries on Monday morning after being brutally attacked by a mob on charges of theft, here, said the police.

According to reports, the 30-year-old Ajesh was brutally beaten up by a mob comprising of a few auto-rickshaw drivers at his house in Pappanchani after a native of Malappuram district complained that he stole his cell-phone and wallet.The purported theft took place on December 11 in Thampanoor.

As per sources, Ajesh was beaten and brutalised by the mob at his house when a hot metal object was placed on his stomach and genital, after he denied charges of theft against him.

Unable to bear the pain, he managed to flee but collapsed just a few feet away from his house and it was the police who admitted him to the Medical College hospital, last Wednesday.

The Thiruvallam police now have taken four auto drivers and the neighbour of Ajesh into custody.