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Jharkhand: Saimul Sheikh beaten to death over ‘phone theft’; 3 detained

The grievously wounded Sheikh was found near a stone quarry in Jujighariya village.

A 22-year-old man named Samiul Sheikh was beaten to death with sticks and rods and strangled by Hindutva goons who thought he was a thief in Jharkhand’s Pakur district.

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The grievously wounded Sheikh was found near a stone quarry in Jujighariya village. He was finally rescued by a group of villagers on Tuesday, July 30.

Shiekh was swiftly taken to the hospital but doctors pronounced him dead on arrival.

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A police complaint has been filed by Sheikh’s father stating that his son was accused of stealing a mobile.

The Musafil police, where the case has been registered, has so far detained three persons – Suraj Marandi, Anil Hembram, and Babudhan Murmu.

The body of Sheikh was handed over to his family after a post-mortem examination. A case has been registered and investigations is ongoing

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This post was last modified on July 31, 2024 5:03 pm

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