Muzaffarpur (Bihar), Oct 18 (PTI) A 20-year-old man was beaten to death by around 15 people after his motorcycle hit a child in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district, triggering a mob rampage in a Dalit settlement during which nine houses were set ablaze, police said on Sunday.
According to a police officer, Navneet Kumar, a resident of Mohammadpur Khaje village, was allegedly assaulted by the group near Chainpur Chowk after his motorcycle hit a child on Saturday evening. He was declared dead by doctors at a hospital nearby, the officer said.
Kumar’s family has alleged that the attackers beat him with sticks and strangled him with a belt, said Muzaffarpur (Rural) SP, Rajesh Singh Prabhakar..
Following his death, a mob set nine houses of the Dalit community on fire, triggering tension in the village, he said, adding that additional forces were deployed and the situation was brought under control.
“The body has been sent for post-mortem. An investigation is underway, and the circumstances leading to the killing and arson are being examined”, the police officer added. PTI COR PKD NSD
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