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Accused of assaulting minor dies after mob lynching in Nagpur
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News18•07-10-2026, 07:48
Accused of assaulting minor dies after mob lynching in Nagpur
- •An enraged mob brutally beat up an accused who attempted to sexually assault a nine-year-old girl in the Pardi police station jurisdiction of Nagpur.
- •The deceased accused has been identified as Narayandas Vaishnav, who was originally from Bhilai and residing in Pardi.
- •While police had registered a case under the POCSO Act, the angry residents cornered and thrashed the accused on Monday night.
- •Narayandas succumbed to his injuries during treatment at Mayo Hospital, and police are now searching for the suspects involved in the mob attack.
- •This marks the second incident in recent days in Nagpur where a criminal died due to mob justice, raising serious concerns about law and order.
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The accused, identified as Narayandas Vaishnav, was brutally beaten up by an enraged mob on Monday night. He was rescued by the police and admitted to Mayo Hospital, where he died during treatment.
A complaint was lodged at the Pardi police station, and the police registered a case against the accused under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, initiating legal action before he was targeted by the mob.
This is the second such incident in Nagpur in the past few days where a criminal has died due to people taking the law into their own hands, raising serious concerns regarding law and order in the city.
