Palamu, Feb. 22 -- A case of alleged mob lynching has been reported from the Padwa police station area of Palamu district, where an adult was brutally assaulted by villagers on suspicion of battery theft and later died while being taken to the hospital.
According to preliminary information, the incident took place late Saturday night in Teliyahi village under the Padwa police station limits, where a tractor battery was allegedly being targeted for theft. Villagers reportedly spotted an adult attempting to steal the battery, after which they caught him, tied him with a rope, and beat him brutally.
On receiving information about the incident, Padwa police rushed to the spot and rescued the injured from the villagers. He was taken in critica...