The two accused have been identified as Mohd Salim and Istiaq, both locals of Khajoori Khas. Police said that they have detained several others and will be making further arrests soon. Meanwhile, the identity of the man who was lynched by the mob has not been ascertained yet, said police.
On Friday at around 1 pm, a five-year-old girl was playing with her friends. Sources said that two men walked up to the child and one of them tried to lift her and walk away. However, the girl somehow managed to free herself from him and ran inside her house.
Locals witnessing the events caught hold of one man. The mob allegedly thrashed him. In order to save himself, he managed to run inside a building. Since the door of one of the houses was open, he went inside.
Sources said that Nimi, living on the first floor, who saw the man, asked him who he was. On being questioned, he ran upstairs. Simultaneously, the mob which was trailing the man caught him and dragged him from the first floor of the building and brought him to the main street.
Nimi said that the man was semi-conscious.On the other hand, locals told the police that they saw the two men in the E-Block in the morning as well. They also told the police that the man seemed to be beaten up before he was thrashed to death by the mob.
According to sources, the first PCR call was made at around 2.20 pm. However, according to CCTV footage, the man was seen being taken in a cart at around 3 pm.
Meanwhile, police rushed to the spot and took the unidentified man to GTB hospital where he was declared dead on admission.
Police have registered a case under relevant sections of the IPC at the Khajoori Khas police station.
Further investigation is on to establish the identity of the the lynched man.