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Theft accused dies in police custody, mob booked for murder

A man accused of theft died in police custody at Vadgam in Banaskantha district after being thrashed by a mob…

Theft accused dies in police custody, mob booked for murder

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A man accused of theft died in police custody at Vadgam in Banaskantha district after being thrashed by a mob that had caught and handed him over to the police, officials said on Monday.

Police said that a case of murder had been filed against the mob and investigations to ascertain their identity was underway.

Banaskantha Deputy Superintendent of Police A R Jankat said that the accused, Shankar Maniyar (45), died last night after police took him to hospital.

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He said that Maniyar was part of a group of five people who had entered Moriya village in the early hours of on Sunday with the intention to steal.

“While the others managed to escape, Maniyar was caught by a mob and thrashed before being handed over to the police,” Jankat said.

He added that the police, suspecting that Maniyar had suffered internal injuries, rushed him to a hospital at Vadgam where he died on Sunday night while undergoing treatment.

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