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Nagpur Man Dies After Crowd Beating Over Child Assault Allegation
Police said a nine-year-old girl was playing near her home in Nagpur.
They allege that a 35-year-old man took her to his nearby home and sexually assaulted her.
The girl later told her family what had happened.
After people in the neighborhood heard about the allegation, a large group attacked the man.
He was badly injured and taken to Mayo Hospital.
He later died there.
Police had registered a case against him under laws that cover crimes and sexual offenses against children.
Police said a nine-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by 35-year-old Narayandas Manmohandas Vaishnav.
The incident took place Monday between 8 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. within Pardi Police Station limits in Nagpur.
Police said Vaishnav took the girl from near her home to his nearby house.
After the girl told her family, a large group gathered and assaulted Vaishnav.
Vaishnav was taken to Mayo Hospital, where he later died; police had registered a case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and POCSO Act.
- Who
- A nine-year-old girl and 35-year-old Narayandas Manmohandas Vaishnav.
- What
- Police said the girl was sexually assaulted, and Vaishnav was later beaten by a crowd and died in hospital.
- Where
- An area under Pardi Police Station limits in Nagpur; Vaishnav later died at Mayo Hospital.
- When
- The alleged assault took place Monday between 8 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.; the report was dated October 6.
- Why
- Police said the crowd assaulted Vaishnav after the girl told her family about the alleged sexual assault.
Key facts
- Age of girl
- Nine years old
- Age of accused
- 35
- Incident time
- Monday, between 8 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
- Police station area
- Pardi Police Station limits, Nagpur
- Hospital
- Mayo Hospital
- Laws cited
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act
- Accused's origin
- Bhilai, Chhattisgarh
Sources
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