Main accused in Raebareli Dalit man lynching case arrested after police encounter

On October 2, Hariom (38), was lynched to death by a mob at Dandepur Jamunapur village in the district after he was allegedly mistaken for a committing thefts with the help of a drone.

Hariom, who was reportedly on his way to Amiliya ka Purva village where his estranged wife and daughter live at his in-laws’ house, was slapped, kicked, stripped, beaten with belts and canes and taken from one place to another as the mob of about a hundred asked him to lead them to his alleged accomplice.

Videos of the attack had surfaced where the mob assaulting him is heard repeatedly asking him where his accomplice was.

He was eventually left to die near the railway tracks across the road from the village.

Police said a joint team from Dalmau and Unchahar police stations, as well as members from the Special Operations and Surveillance groups, spotted Deepak near the Ganga Ghat area of Dalmau after receiving a tip-off.

He tried to escape, and upon being chased, opened fire at the police team, officials said.

“The accused was shot in the left leg when the police personnel fired in self-defence. He was taken to the Community Health Centre, Dalmau, and then referred to the district hospital in Raebareli. No police personnel were injured in the shootout,” said an official.

“A total of 12 people have been arrested in the case so far and 10-15 others have been identified. Raids are being conducted in other districts and states. The remaining accused will be arrested soon and a strict action will be taken against them,” said Raebareli Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Sanjeev Kumar Sinha.

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