PATNA: An irate mob lynched one Sonu Kumar (20) and critically injured Mithilesh Kumar (18) on the suspicion of their involvement in the killing of a 14-year-boy at Boriadih village under the Bibhutipur police station area in Samastipur district on Monday.
Police said the villagers attacked their houses at Boriadih and held them captive soon after the body of Sonu Raj, a Class VII student, was found on the banks of the Budhi Gandak on Monday. The victim had been missing from the village since January 14.
His father Mahesh Mahto had suspected the involvement of three people of the same village . Rosera SDPO Shahrayar Akhtar said the mob turned furious after the recovery of the body and thrashed the two mercilessly, causing grievous injuries.
While Sonu, son of Ram Pravesh Rai, died on the spot, the police rescued Mithilesh and admitted him to a hospital in Samastipur town where his condition is stated to be critical.
The SDPO said one of the three suspects, Krishna alias Farzi, was detained for interrogation.
He said two separate FIRs — one related to the mob lynching and another pertaining to the missing of the boy — have been lodged with the Bibhutipur police station.