Dhule lynching: Munde seeks SIT probe

NAGPUR: Describing the Dhule lynching incident as “very disturbing”, the Leader of Opposition in Legislative Council Dhananjay Munde on Wednesday demanded a probe by an SIT and compensation of Rs 25 lakh for kin of the deceased.

Five persons belonging to a nomadic tribe were lynched by a mob in Rainpada hamlet in Dhule district on July 1 on suspicion of being “child-lifters”.

“This incident is the fallout of the state government’s failure to provide security to the deprived sections,” Munde told the Council.

Monsoon session of the state legislature is currently underway in Nagpur.

He demanded a probe into the incident by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by Superintendent of Police.

“The kin of the each deceased should be paid Rs25 lakh. Government should also provide job to one member each from the family of the deceased,” he demanded.