Man thrashed on suspicion of being child-lifter in Jalpaiguri

A man was thrashed by the local people in Jalpaiguri on suspicion of being a child kidnapper. The person was taken to a super-speciality hospital

Jalpaiguri:A middle-aged man was beaten up by local people in Jalpaiguri district on the suspicion of being a child-lifter, police said.

He was admitted to a hospital and his condition is stable, doctors said on Thursday.

Locals mistook him for being a child-lifter after he was spotted wandering near Jaipur tea garden, 10 km from here, over the last two days.

The man was overpowered by the mob, when he started running after a chase on Wednesday, an officer at Kotwali Police Station said.

The locals allegedly left the spot when the man fell unconscious after he was pinned down to the ground and beaten with sticks.

The person was taken to a super-speciality hospital after a Trinamool Congress leader was informed about the matter.

"We have launched an awareness campaign so that people do not take law into their own hands," Jalpaiguri Superintendent of Police Abhishek Modi said.