Kolkata, July 7 -- West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday said that the 26-year-old man, who was lynched in Baruipur on Sunday on the suspicion of being involved in the rape and murder of the 12-year-old girl, has been found to be innocent.

"Police told me that the man who was lynched was innocent," Adhikari said.

"Around 200 people have been identified who damaged police vehicles and uprooted railway tracks. All will be arrested...Police have got their call records," he added.

The 12-year-old's body was recovered from a pond on Sunday, a day after she went missing. Her family alleged that she was raped and murdered. Following the incident, a man identified as Indrajit Tanti was lynched.

"I met both the families. They ...