Two men were lynched by villagers in Jharkhand's Godda district on suspicion of cattle theft, a senior district official said today.
Deputy Commissioner Kiran Kumari Pasi said the two were beaten to death by people in a village in the Deodand police station area.
Four persons have been arrested in this connection, she said, adding a huge police force, along with a magistrate, has been deployed in the village.
The situation in the village is under control, the officer said.
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