Burglar beaten up by residents,dies in hospital

“With a spate of burglaries,residents of the area have been on the edge for several weeks. The last incident occurred only five days ago. While two of the three burglars managed to flee,Das couldn’t. By this time,he was surrounded by the residents,” said senior inspector B Z Gavit.

Gavit said the sequence of events after this was unclear as there was chaos and the area was dark. However,the mob beat up Das with whatever they could lay their hands on. Amid the chaos,a resident called the police control room,who relayed the information to the Sion police,and a team rushed to the spot.

“Das was bound by a rope when our team reached the spot. He was taken to Sion hospital and died under treatment around 11.15 am,” said Gavit.

A doctor with the Sion hospital said the death was caused due to haemorrhaging shock and multiple contusions.

Sion police have so far questioned around 20 to 25 people from the area,but they claim that they were not part of the mob,said an officer.

“A resident said half the locality would stay awake at night hoping to catch the culprits,” said another officer.

A separate case of house trespass and theft was registered against Das and his two accomplices,who stole a cell phone and some cash,collectively worth Rs 7,500,from Chavan’s house,police said.

No one claimed Das’s body till late Sunday evening,officials said.

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