RAEBARELI: A Dalit man was brutally lynched in Uttar Pradesh's Raebareli after being mistaken for a thief, sparking outrage and political uproar across the state. Police have arrested five people in connection with the incident so far.
The victim, identified as Hariom, was allegedly beaten to death with sticks and belts by a group of locals.
According to his family, he was on his way to his in-laws' house in Dandepur Jamunapur when a mob surrounded him and began thrashing him, suspecting him to be a drone thief.