Hyderabad, July 17 -- A 50-year-old man accused of molesting a nine-year-old girl was beaten to death by a crowd in the city's Jiyaguda locality on Thursday, July 16, a killing that his family says was compounded by hours of police inaction and which a local political party has demanded be investigated.

The man, Abdul Aziz, lived with his mother, Ghausia Bi, in a two-bedroom flat within the limits of the Kulsumpura Police Station. According to the police, he was assaulted at around 7 pm after closed circuit television (CCTV) camera footage surfaced showing him allegedly molesting the girl while dropping her home. The footage triggered public outrage, which in turn led to the attack.

'They pulled him out and beat him'

By his mother's ac...