Siwan, June 5 -- Bihar Police have arrested five people in connection with the mob lynching of Shahzad Ali, a resident of Shivrajpur village in Siwan district. Four were apprehended on June 3, with a fifth, Awadhesh Chaudhary, arrested two days earlier on June 1.

Raids are ongoing to detain the remaining suspects.

On May 30, Ali was allegedly taken from his home by a group of villagers and beaten to death on suspicion of stealing a mobile phone. His wife, Mobina Khatoon, said the attackers tied him to a tree and assaulted him with sticks, kicks and punches, also stealing Rs 5,000 in cash.

A first information report (FIR) was filed naming seven individuals - Amit Chaudhary alias Awadhesh Chaudhary, Pramendra Manjhi, Chhatthu Manjhi, Ava...