Mob justice in full swing as thief is left dangling
Police arrest three for tying up suspect
Aman was hung upside down from the thick chain of a crane, with his hands tied, after being assaulted for allegedly stealing a mobile phone in Bihar state.
The incident, the latest case of mob justice in the state, took place at Hingoli village in Darbhnaga district on Tuesday but came to the knowledge of the police after video footage went viral.
Police have arrested three people in connection with the case.
Reports said staff from the electricity department were fitting power connections in the village when one of their mobile phones went missing.
Subsequently, the utility employee made a call on his number and a man on the other end answered the call.
The caller identified the alleged thief and later caught him but he got angry when he failed to get his phone back.
In a fit of rage, the said electricity department staffer, accompanied by his colleagues, assaulted the alleged thief identified as Amaresh Kumar Sahni. They tied his hands and then hung him upside down from a crane that was used to fit power cables on the electricity poles. Witnesses said they showed no mercy even as he cried for help.
Arrests
Police acted when someone uploaded the video on social media, which soon went viral.
In the video, the crane is seen lifting the alleged thief higher in the air as the mob watch.
“Soon after watching the video, the police immediately rushed to the spot and arrested three persons involved in the mob justice,” local additional district superintendent of police Dilnawaz Ahmad told journalists yesterday. He said the police also arrested the alleged thief.