Man lynched to death by locals after failed kidnapping attempt

A man in his thirties was allegedly lynched by a mob for trying to kidnap a five-year-old girl near her house while she was playing in the Khajoori Khas area of North-east Delhi on Friday afternoon. The identity of the man could not be ascertained till this report was filed.

The incident took place at around 1 pm when the five-year-old girl was playing with her friends.

Sources say 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. Sources said that Ruksana, the mother of the five-year-old told police that her daughter came inside the house crying and narrated the incident.

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 alleged kidnapper.