This story is from July 29, 2020

Two lynched for cattle theft in Bihar's Jamui village

Two persons were lynched for allegedly stealing a pair of oxen belonging to Bajo Rai at Rai Tola of Tilauna village under Simultala police station in Jamui district in the wee hours of Tuesday.
Two lynched for cattle theft in Bihar's Jamui village
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PATNA: Two persons were lynched for allegedly stealing a pair of oxen belonging to Bajo Rai at Rai Tola of Tilauna village under Simultala police station in Jamui district in the wee hours of Tuesday.
Police said the incident took place around 1am when some villagers, on night patrolling due to rise in cattle theft cases, saw the two fleeing with a pair of stolen oxen. They chased, caught and mercilessly thrashed the two, leading to their death.
The deceased were identified as Nageshwar Paswan (45) and Lalmohan Paswan (40) of Mansinghdih village under Chandradih police station in Jamui district.
Jhajha SDPO Bhaskar Ranjan said police was informed around 4am. The victims were rushed to the Sadar hospital where the doctors declared them brought dead. “The criminal antecedents of the deceased are being verified,” he said over the phone.
“We spotted the two thieves escaping with a pair of oxen and raised an alarm. Some other residents reached the site and badly beat them up, causing grievous injuries,” said a local resident.
Over a dozen incidents of cattle and pumping stations theft were reported in Tilauna last month. A police officer posted in Jamui said Mansinghdih has acquired the dubious distinction of a ‘village of thieves’.
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