Man lynched in Jharkhand for allegedly fishing from a dam in neighbouring village
New Delhi, August 31
A man was allegedly lynched in Jharkhand’s Palamu district for fishing from a local dam in his neighbouring village.
The victim was identified as Janeshwar Chaudhary (45) from Bokya village.
He was allegedly beaten up by a group of men from neighbouring Katual village who reportedly objected to fishing in their village dam. Chaudhary was later handed over in an injured state to his family who had been searching for him.
The villagers claimed they had cultured fish seeds in it and auctioned the harvest in advance.
The police identified the accused as Mansokh Chaurasia, Basisth Chaurasia and Arup Chaurasia who are absconding while Binda Chaurasia has been arrested.
According to the preliminary investigation, Janeshwar was fishing at the dam with some men. The accused caught hold of the deceased while others managed to flee. He was allegedly beaten by them. Janeshwar developed complications after reaching home and was rushed to hospital, but died soon after.
The police added they are waiting for his post-mortem report to ascertain the exact cause of death as not many injury marks were visible on the body of the deceased.
The police have registered a case of murder and begun in investigations.
