Taking justice into their own hands, a violent mob reportedly broke into an Indian prison and kidnap an alleged rapist before stripping him naked and beating him to death in front of a jeering crowd. The gang overpowered security at the Central Jail in the city of Dimapur and grabbed the man, who allegedly raped a female student multiple times last month.
According to local media reports, he died while being dragged four miles through the streets as people beat and pelted him with stones. The horrific attack on the man, who had not been convicted of rape, comes amid rising anger over the high rate of sexual violence in the country.
He has been identified as a 35-year-old used car trader, according to
The Indian Express, The man allegedly raped a student from a local women's college on February 24, and he was arrested a day later.
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