Man, accused of raping mentally challenged woman, paraded, beaten to death in Jharkhand

“Simon Tirkey, a resident of Tepasai Tola in the village, was alleged to have been paraded in the locality and locked in a room and beaten with sticks, leading to his death,” Sonua Police Station Officer-in-Charge Sashibala Bhengra told PTI.

The body was recovered from the room on Saturday and sent for post-mortem examination at Sadar Hospital in Chaibasa, he said. “There is an allegation that the man had raped a mentally challenged woman of the village, which had infuriated her family members, and they beat the man,” he said.

Chakradhapur Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Shivam Prakash told PTI that the police have detained two women involved in the assault of the man and are interrogating them.

“Based on a complaint by the deceased’s family members, we have lodged a case of murder. The relatives of the mentally challenged woman also lodged a complaint, alleging that the man raped her. We are investigating the incident,” the SDPO said.