Bhubaneswar, June 30 -- A 32-year-old man from Odisha's Khordha district died on Monday after villagers allegedly tied him to an electric pole and beat him on suspicion of theft on Sunday, police said.

This incident comes in less than two weeks after 21 people were arrested for assaulting two NGO workers in Rayagada district.

The deceased identified as Tofan Nayak of Bhimpur village under Banpur police, succumbed to his injuries at Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar on Monday, police said.

According to the police, some villagers suspected him of attempting theft and assaulted him. The CCTV footage of the assault also surfaced on social media.

Police reached the spot after being alerted and rescued him. However, his family alleged that in...