10 months ago
Two Men Die After Mob Attacks
Two men, Sikander Prasad and Sushil Chaube, were badly beaten by groups of people.
Sikander was a plumber who was attacked on his way back from work in Jharkhand.
He died a few days later.
The police have caught three people and are looking for more.
Sushil was a man with a history of crime who was beaten by a mob in Madhya Pradesh.
He was taken to the hospital but died the next day.
The police are investigating both cases and trying to find out who did these bad things.
Sikander Prasad, a 38-year-old plumber, was assaulted by a group of 9-10 people over suspicion of theft in Jharkhand's Simdega district.
Prasad died on November 25 during treatment at Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Ranchi.
The assault occurred on November 19 while Prasad was returning from lunch after working on water pump motors.
Three people have been detained by the police, and the investigation is ongoing to find the remaining suspects.
Sushil Chaube, a 39-year-old man with a criminal history, was beaten to death by a mob in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district on November 25.
- Who
- Sikander Prasad, a 38-year-old plumber, and Sushil Chaube, a 39-year-old man with a criminal history
- What
- Assaults leading to death over suspicion of theft and past crimes
- Where
- Simdega district, Jharkhand and Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh
- When
- Incident 1 on November 19, death on November 25; Incident 2 on November 25, death on November 27
- Why
- Suspected of stealing parts of a water pump and past criminal activities
Key facts
- Victim's Name 1
- Sikander Prasad
- Victim's Age 1
- 38
- Location of Incident 1
- Simdega district, Jharkhand
- Date of Incident 1
- November 19
- Date of Death 1
- November 25
- Number of Suspects 1
- 9-10
- Number of Detained 1
- 3
- Victim's Name 2
- Sushil Chaube
- Victim's Age 2
- 39
- Location of Incident 2
- Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh
- Date of Incident 2
- November 25
- Date of Death 2
- November 27
- Number of Suspects 2
- 15
- Number of Detained 2
- Unknown
Quotes
Manish Singal
Station House Officer (SHO) at Kotwali police station
“He was rushed to a hospital on November 26, where he died the next day. His family approached the police after he died. We did not know about the incident earlier.”
NDTV
“We are investigating the person who shot the video. As per the doctors, Chaube had only one injury mark on a hand, which couldn't have caused death. We are waiting for the post-mortem report to register an FIR. We have picked up for questioning some persons named by the deceased's kin.”
NDTV
Sources
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