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Tuesday, January 08, 2008
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Thief is dragged by jeep, blinded by acid
Jalpaiguri, Jan. 7: A petty thief in the district was tied to a jeep and dragged for two kilometres by villagers who then mercilessly beat him up and poured acid into his eyes. The man had stolen a few betel nuts.
The whereabouts of the victim, Santosh Rai, 26, who was caught stealing betel nuts at south Ballalguri village in Jalpaiguri district, were not known after the incident.
Villagers caught hold of Rai, tied him to a jeep and dragged him to the panchayat office two km away where he was assaulted severely and acid was poured into his eyes.
The incident is reminiscent of the lynching of a thief in Bhagalpur, Bihar, in 2007, when a thief was beaten by a crowd and dragged by a motorcycle ridden by two policemen for stealing a gold chain.
The brutal incident in Jalpaiguri district, which occurred on Saturday, came to light when his brother lodged a complaint with the Madarihat police on Sunday that Santosh was missing. According to the brother, Santosh was last seen being taken towards the Torsha river by the mob. It was also alleged that his head was smashed with a stone. When contacted, Jalpaiguri superintendent of police S. Tripurari said the police was investigating the incident on the basis of Santosh’s brother’s complaint.
I'm thinking there probably is a bull market in India for sulfuric acid-- they seem to think it is the perfect compliment to all occasions. |
