Mentally unstable man kills 2 in Aligarh, lynched by villagers
According to the Aligarh police, the man was in an asylum for three years and was undergoing treatment at a hospital in New Delhi.
“Another man, Jafar Iqbal, who was working in the adjacent agriculture field was also attacked with the stick. Both were declared ‘brought dead’ at the hospital,” said Suman. A 29-year-old mentally unstable man allegedly clubbed two men in their fifties to death after which he was lynched by a violent crowd in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh district on Wednesday. The Aligarh police said they deployed security personnel to ensure peace in the Noorpur village after the deaths of the three men.
“A mentally unstable man, Afzal, a Dalit Muslim who was a resident of nearby Mehndipur village in Gautam Budh Nagar district, hit Lalaram Kumhar with a stick on his head and then delivered repeated blows till the victim fell unconscious. Afzal then removed his own clothes, put them on the unconscious Kumhar, and set the clothes on fire which charred the body to a large percentage,” said Sanjeev Suman, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Aligarh.
“Another man, Jafar Iqbal, who was working in the adjacent agriculture field was also attacked with the stick. Both were declared ‘brought dead’ at the hospital,” said Suman.
The villagers told the police Afzal also attacked a group of women who screamed after they saw him putting Lalaram on fire. The accused, who was naked, ran after the women, the police said. Later, some villagers chased Afzal and lynched him before informing the local Tappal police station in the Aligarh district.
“Afzal had been in an asylum for three years and was undergoing treatment for his mental condition at a hospital in New Delhi. He had an appointment with the doctor on Wednesday but he fled from home on Tuesday night and killed two persons before being killed by the mob on Wednesday morning. We have been told that Afzal was under the influence of dry intoxication when he carried out the two murders and attacked the women,” said Satyaveer Singh, in charge, Tappal police station.
“We have initiated an inquiry into the incident. Legal action will be taken once our probe is completed. We have deployed a police force in the village to maintain peace,” said the SSP.
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