Jharkhand Man Dies After Mob Assault Over Rape Allegation

The Story in Brief

Mohammed Imroze died after a mob attacked him in Chatra district on August 4 over allegations that he raped and confined a 15-year-old Dalit girl, Siasat.com reports. The girl had gone missing on August 2 and was found the next day. She allegedly said she had been confined at Imroze’s house.

According to his father Mohammed Sultan’s police complaint, 100 to 150 people entered their home, dragged Sultan outside and tied him to a tree. Imroze intervened and was beaten with sticks and stones. Ten people detained in the case have been sent to judicial custody. The Indian Express reported that the girl’s medical report is awaited, so the allegations have not been confirmed.

The Indian Opinion

The loudest narratives will either treat the rape allegation as proven or use the killing to erase the girl’s account. Both shortcuts abandon due process. A mob attack cannot become punishment, while an allegation involving a minor must be investigated without communal or caste-based framing. The medical report, the girl’s statement and the police evidence should determine the case, not the viral video. Will investigators publish a clear account of what those records establish?

Source: siasat.com

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