StatesBihar
Muzaffarpur youth beaten to death after his motorcycle hits a child; mob sets nine houses on fire
Navneet Kumar, 20, was attacked near Chainpur Chowk on Saturday evening. After his death, a mob torched Dalit homes in his village, and extra police have been sent in.
Key points
- Navneet Kumar, 20, was allegedly beaten by about 15 people after his motorcycle hit a child.
- A mob then set nine houses of the Dalit community on fire in Mohammadpur Khaje village.
- Police say the situation is under control and an investigation is under way.
A 20-year-old man was beaten to death in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district after his motorcycle hit a child, and a mob later set fire to nine houses in his home village, police said on Sunday.
Navneet Kumar was attacked by about 15 people near Chainpur Chowk on Saturday evening. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him dead. His family has alleged that the attackers beat him with sticks and strangled him with a belt, Muzaffarpur (Rural) Superintendent of Police Rajesh Singh Prabhakar said.
After news of his death reached Mohammadpur Khaje, Kumar’s village, a mob set fire to nine houses belonging to Dalit families, leaving the area tense. Additional forces were rushed in and the situation was brought under control, police said.
The body has been sent for a post-mortem, and police said they were investigating both the killing and the arson.
Police did not say what condition the child was in, or whether anyone had been arrested for either attack.