Jalpaiguri (WB): A beggar was beaten to death by a mob over suspicion of being a child-lifter in Nagarkata Sukhani slum area of West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district on Monday morning.
Videos of the incident have gone viral on social media.
The mob suspected him to be an impostor and pelted stones at him. He sustained serious head injuries. Police rescued him and took him to the hospital. However, the doctors declared him brought dead.
"We managed to rescue the victim but he died on the way to the hospital. No incident of child kidnapping has taken place. These are simply rumours spread by the locals," said Debasish Chakraborty, sub-divisional officer.
No arrest has been made so far. Further investigation is on in the matter.
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