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Guwahati : A horrific mob lynching incident was happened in Manipur, where a 26-year-old muslim youth was lynched to death by a mob on suspicion of being bike thief.
The incident took place at Tharoijam Awang Leikai under Lamsgang assembly constituency in Manipur’s Imphal East district on September 13.
According to the reports, the victim identified as Farooq Ahmed Khan, a MBA student from Lilong Haoreibi area in Thoubal district was attacked by a mob, when they were travelled in the area.
The mob had torched the car in which Khan was travelling.
Two others with Khan had managed to escape from the area.
Locals alleged that, the youths were caught by the villagers stealing a two-wheeler.
Meanwhile, police had arrested five people in connection with the incident.
Manipur police have registered a case under section 302, 117 and 34 of IPC.
(By Hemanta Kumar Nath, Guwahati)
