New Delhi: Just two months after shocking images of mob justice being meted out on streets of Bihar stunned the nation, a similar incident has been reported from Bihar's capital Patna.
A 25-year-old youth was beaten up by an angry group of people for trying to steal a bicycle in the Buddha colony area of Patna.
The incident took place just 20 feet away from the local police station. The police intervened only after the mob beat him till he fainted.
The youth is now in custody and the police are investigating the matter. Locals justify the act saying it will help curb crime in the area.
On August 28, in Bhagalpur district, a chain-snatcher became a victim of mob fury.
While the chain was recovered sometime later, the irate mob – bent on lynching the thief, Salim – continued to bash him up.
Shockingly, the residents were encouraged and even helped by the local police. Together, they continued to thrash Salim on the streets of Bhagalpur, in full public view, for three hours.
Salim was tied to a policeman's motorcycle and dragged around town, leaving him critically ill in a hospital.
It was then that a local journalist caught the brutality of sub-inspector Ram Chandra Yadav, constable L B Singh and others on camera.
The footage was soon on all national news channels, provoking angry protests and allegations of communal bias from Salim's family.
After the footage of the incident – showing Salim crying out in pain for help – Yadav and Singh were suspended and an inquiry was ordered.
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