The incident passed off within the early hours of Thursday.
Mumbai:
The Mumbai police have arrested 5 individuals for allegedly beating to demise a 29-year-old man on the suspicion of being a thief in Mumbai’s suburban Borivali, an official stated on Friday.
The incident passed off within the early hours of Thursday, he stated.
A mob of native residents assaulted the sufferer, Pravin Shantaram Lahane, round 1.15 am suspecting him to be a thief when he passing via their locality within the jurisdiction of Kasturba Marg police station in Borivali (East), he stated.
A police group rushed to the spot after being knowledgeable, and rescued him. He was then taken to a close-by hospital, the official stated.
“He was discharged after preliminary therapy and dropped at the police station. But as he complained of uneasiness after a while he was once more rushed again to the identical hospital the place he died,” he added.
A primary info report (FIR) below numerous sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), together with 304 (culpable murder not amounting to homicide), was registered and 5 accused had been arrested, the official stated, including that the police are looking out for a few extra individuals.
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