The victim of the lynching incident, identified as Ibobi Singh, was reportedly nabbed by the public while trying to flee.
According to the Phek police, an 11 year-old girl from Meluri went missing on the evening of September 17. Her dead body was found the next morning at a forested location about a kilometre away from Meluri town.
Tension mounted after word went round that the culprit was a neighbour of the girl, other sources said. The man was later nabbed by the public somewhere between Meluri and Jessami and taken to Meluri where he was lynched at the local ground.
Police were prevented from taking custody of the man after they were accused of failing on their duties. The public further prevented the conduct of post-mortem on the girl’s body.
The initial inquest conducted by the police suggested that the girl was raped and murdered, but it could be confirmed only after medical examination, Phek police said.
Four policemen were injured and one police vehicle was torched in the subsequent clash.
Source: Morung Express
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