Guwahati: A teenage boy, accused of sexually assaulting several minor girls, was lynched by an enraged mob in Roing town of Lower Dibang Valley district in Arunachal Pradesh on Friday afternoon.
The incident took place in the afternoon at the Roing police station where the accused had been lodged since Thursday, following a complaint filed by the parent of one of the victims.
According to officials, tension escalated as the number of alleged victims believed to be students of local School’s hostel began to rise. Eyewitnesses said an angry mob stormed the police station, dragged the accused out and beat him severely.
By the time additional police personnel and troops from the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) arrived to control the situation, the youth had succumbed to his injuries.
Preliminary reports suggest that at least seven minor girls, aged between 5 and 7, may have been molested or raped by the accused. Medical examinations of the victims are underway, officials said.
