2 minors, 4 women among 20 charged for lynching man

Bengaluru | Saturday | 22nd September, 2018

Summary:

A group of women from Andhra Pradesh, who had come to Raichur looking for jobs, was roughed up by a mob near Raichur bus stand. Probe revealed the video’s origin was in Pakistan.By May-end, state police released another video requesting the public not to believe such videos and take the law into their hands. Each time the video was forwarded, senders described the incident as a fresh one that had taken place in a neighbouring district or taluk. Daily-wage workers, house maids and vagabonds who could not speak the local language and had an unkempt look were targeted. CCTV footage showed the crowd tying him up and beating him with a cricket bat and logs..