Mentally challenged man beaten to death

    Saharanpur, Jun 19 (PTI) A mentally challenged man was beaten to death by people of a village here after he allegedly injured a seven-year-old boy with a sickle, police said on Friday.
     The man has been identified as Israr, a resident of Imaliya village in the district.
     Villagers of Dehra, where the boy lived, suspected him to be a thief, following which they beat him with sticks, Superintendent of Police (city) Vineet Bhatnagar said.
     On getting information about the incident, police reached the spot and took Israr to the district hospital where he died in the night.
     The body has been sent for post-mortem, the SP said. PTI CORR DPB

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