Women Tie Rape Accused To Tree, Beat Him To Death In Tripura
NDTV
Tripura: The dead person, who had completed eight years of imprisonment in a murder case, allegedly took a five-year-old girl to a nearby jungle and raped her, police said.
A group of women tied a 46-year-old rape accused to a tree and beat him to death in Tripura's Dhalai district on Wednesday, police said.
The incident took place in Gandacherra police station area.
The dead person, who had completed eight years of rigorous imprisonment in a murder case, allegedly took a five-year-old girl, who had come to a religious programme with her mother on Tuesday night, to a nearby jungle and raped her, leaving the girl at the spot, a police officer said.
Hearing the girl's cries, locals rescued her and admitted her to a nearby hospital. They alleged that the girl was last seen with the murder convict and accused him of the crime. They blockaded the Gandacherra-Amarpur highway demanding his arrest, he said.
