India, July 11 -- West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday said he would not describe the killing of 26-year-old Indrajit Mondal as a "lynching", claiming that the mob had identified the victim before attacking him during unrest that followed the rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl in Baruipur, reported news agency

Mondal was beaten to death by a mob amid widespread outrage over the girl's killing. The incident triggered violence in the area, prompting a police crackdown and deployment of security forces.

Addressing reporters, Adhikari alleged that the unrest was fuelled by "politically rejected individuals" and possibly "radical forces or ultra-left elements". He said police were investigating both those present at the...