[VIDEO] Accused of stealing bicycle, man tied to a tree, thrashed by mob in UP's Barabanki

Barabanki: In yet another incident of mob justice, a man was tied to a tree and badly thrashed by a mob on suspicion of stealing a bicycle in Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh. Two accused have been arrested and the police are now on the lookout for the remaining accused.

 
In the video, the man could be seen crying and claiming innocence.  "After receiving the information about a man being held hostage by the mob on suspicion of theft, the police got the man rescued. The police have registered a case under Section 342, 323, 504, 506 at Ramnagar police station," said RS Gautam Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Barabanki. 

The victim, who was identified as Chabban, said he doesn't know anything about the theft and he was being forcefully tied to the tree. The victim was tied to the tree for over an hour before he was rescued by the police.

Man tied to tree, beaten for stealing bicycle in Bihar

In a similar incident reported in July this year,  a man was tied to a tree and beaten by an angry mob in Arrah of Bhojpur district in Bihar after he was allegedly caught stealing a bicycle. The man was trying to flee with the cycle when the mob caught him and thrashed him brutally. The police reached the area when they were informed and rescued the man. 

Man tied, brutally thrashed on suspicion of being a kidnapper

In another incident in July this year, a man was tied up and brutally beaten by a group of persons in Saikheda, Madhya Pradesh over suspicion of kidnapping. The accused allegedly suspected the man of kidnapping a child and started thrashing him. The police reached the spot and rescued the man after they learned about the incident.

Identified as Subodh Chaube, the man had come to the village to meet his friend. Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Rajesh Tiwari said, "Subodh Chaube, 21, is a resident of Udaipur in Raisen district. He had come to Saikheda to meet his friend Deepak Tiwari. Locals got suspicious of him when he was asking around for directions. So they tied him and beat him up."

There have been some incidents of child kidnapping in the region in the recent past. The locals suspected Chaube of being a kidnapper. He is innocent of the crime, added Rajesh Tiwari.