Two men in India were set on fire by a mob after accusations that they raped a minor, according to authorities.
The incident resulted in a man dying and the other is said to be in critical condition in the hospital in Jharkhand’s Gumla district in the Basua village.
The alleged incident happened between 9 and 10 p.m. on Wednesday according to authorities.
According to a Hindustan Times report, the deputy superintendent of police in Gumla, Manish Chandra, spoke about the incident.
“As per initial investigation, a girl was dropped at her home by two accused allegedly after raping her,” he said.
“Both the girl and the accused are from different neighborhoods in the same village. Enraged over the allegations of rape, the girl’s family members and a few other villagers brought the two boys from home and set them on fire.”
Chandra told the Deccan Herald publication, “When the girl’s family members and other villagers came to know about the incident, they got hold of the accused. The mob then brought the youths to the survivor’s village, thra The officer has since been arrested according to local media. NDTV said those posted at the station during the time of the alleged incident have been “removed from duty.” The girl’s father claimed that on April 22, his daughter was “lured by four men” and taken to Bhopal, a city in Madhya Pradesh, India, where
