Chatra (Jharkhand), February 17 A 45-year-old man, who was allegedly severely beaten up by some people in Chatra district of Jharkhand, died at the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Ranchi due to his injuries, police said on Tuesday.
The incident took place on Sunday night in the Piparwar police station area, where residents of Chiraiyatand and Kichto villages brutally attacked the victim.
The man has been identified as Rambali Rajwar, a resident of Barwatoli in the Ramgarh police station area of Ramgarh district, they said.
Piparwar police station officer-in-charge Abhay Kumar said, "The victim died during treatment at RIMS in Ranchi on Monday. This is a clear case of mob lynching, and the police have initiated a thorough investigation into the matter. The police have intensified efforts to identify those involved in the assault."
An FIR will be registered in this regard, and the situation will become clearer once the victim's autopsy report is received. So far, no arrests have been made in this case, the officer said.
The victim had gone to the area on Sunday night, after which a group of people brutally attacked him. As soon as the incident was reported, a team from Piparwar police station rescued him and took him to Bachra Regional Hospital, from where he was shifted to RIMS for better treatment, he added.