Rahul Gandhi condemns 'savage and cruel lynching' of Kerala tribal youth
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday condemned 'the savage and cruel lynching' of a tribal in Kerala on Friday. The incident was captured on camera.
''I am deeply disturbed by the savage and cruel lynching of a tribal in Kerala yesterday, captured on camera,'' he said on his official Twitter account.
I am deeply disturbed by the savage and cruel lynching of a tribal in Kerala yesterday, captured on camera.
— Office of RG (@OfficeOfRG) February 24, 2018
We must guard against growing intolerance in our society & speak out in one voice to condemn these acts of mindless violence.
The Gandhi scion also urged everyone to speak out in one voice and condemn such acts of mindless violence.
''We must guard against growing intolerance in our society & speak out in one voice to condemn these acts of mindless violence,'' he further wrote.
A 27-year-old man in Kerala's Palakkad district was beaten to death by a mob after complaints of alleged stealing.
#Kerala: Postmortem of the tribal man beaten up in Palakkad' Attappadi on Thursday confirms that he died of the trauma caused by the torture, it also confirms he was beaten up & had internal injuries & injuries on his head & back; 2 people have been arrested in this connection.
— ANI (@ANI) February 24, 2018
The mob also shot videos and clicked selfies of the brutal incident, which went viral on social media on Friday.
The victim, identified as Madhu, was allegedly beaten with sticks and was handed over to the police.
The police took him to the hospital after his health deteriorated but the doctors declared him dead on arrival.
According to reports, the man was accused of theft in 2016 and was reportedly infamous for stealing rice and other food items from shops.
However, a report quoted the mother of the 27-year-old deceased saying that Madhu was not a thief, instead, he was of "unsound mind".
The police have registered an FIR under section 174 CrPC against unknown people.