In a shocking incident, a 50-year-old man was killed in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district by a mob who thrashed him on suspicion of child lifting. According to news agency IANS, the deceased identified as Pratham Kumar was roaming around in Kati Pahari village when a mob caught him and thrashed him brutally on suspicion of child lifting.

In another mob lynching incident in #Jharkhand, a 50-year-old man was killed in #Dhanbad district on Sept 6 by a mob who accused him of child lifting, police said.

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According to the police sources, the villagers alleged that the deceased man Kumar had admitted to being a child lifter. After being thrashed by the mob brutally, Kumar was immediately rushed to the hospital where he died during treatment. Senior police officials from Dhanbad reached the village and detained three people. The police investigation is underway.