This story is from September 1, 2021

Bihar: Quack beaten to death over illicit relationship in Jamui

A 40-year-old quack, Manoj Kumar Pandit, was beaten to death by a mob over his alleged illicit relationship with a woman at Seva village under the Gidhaur police station area in Jamui district late on Monday night.
Bihar: Quack beaten to death over illicit relationship in Jamui
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PATNA: A 40-year-old quack, Manoj Kumar Pandit, was beaten to death by a mob over his alleged illicit relationship with a woman at Seva village under the Gidhaur police station area in Jamui district late on Monday night.
Police said a group of people led by one Gautam Ravidas dragged Pandit out of his private clinic, tied his hands and feet with a rope and assaulted him with sticks and iron rods till he fell unconscious.
Nobody from the village intervened apprehending attack by the accused.
The victim’s brother, Krishna Ranjan Kumar, said Pandit was sitting in his clinic when some people from Ravidas Tola of the village assaulted him, causing grievous injuries. He was rushed to the community health centre where the doctor declared him brought dead.
Kumar also revealed the names of seven suspects. Later, an FIR was lodged with the Gidhaur police station against Gautam and six of his associates.
A police team led by SHO of Gidhaur police station Amit Kumar visited the spot and sent the body to sadar hospital at Jamui for postmortem. The SHO said one of the accused was taken into custody.
Jamui SP (incharge) Rakesh Kumar said that the Gidhaur police station officials have been asked to arrest the accused at the earliest.
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