This story is from September 22, 2021

Rajasthan: Man beaten for ‘theft’ in Bikaner, ends life

A Nagaur resident, who was allegedly assaulted and tonsured by locals in Bikaner’s Dhava village after suspecting him to be a thief, committed suicide by jumping into a well near his home on Monday. The accused had also shot five videos of the assault and uploaded them on social media, police said.
Rajasthan: Man beaten for ‘theft’ in Bikaner, ends life
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BIKANER: A Nagaur resident, who was allegedly assaulted and tonsured by locals in Bikaner’s Dhava village after suspecting him to be a thief, committed suicide by jumping into a well near his home on Monday. The accused had also shot five videos of the assault and uploaded them on social media, police said.
Nokha police circle officer Nemsingh Chouhan said villagers allegedly abducted Omaram Jat, a resident of Kaldi village under Shribalaji police station area of Nagaur district, on suspicion of theft and shaved his head, tore his clothes after beat him up.
Police source said Omaram was suspected of stealing valuables from a house which led to the assault.
Omaram ended his life allegedly because of the humiliation by jumping into a well near his house in Kaldi village around 11am on Monday, police said.
Circle officer of Nagaur circle Vinod Kumar Sipa said Omaram’s parents performed his last rites without complaining to police, but when cops learnt about the incident, they approached the family but they again refused to file any complaint.
A case under Section 306 and other relevant sections of IPC has been registered against the accused on the report of Lal Chand Meena, station house officer of Shribalaji police station and a probe has been launched to nab the criminals.
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