RANCHI: Nine persons were detained on Monday in connection with the mob-lynching of 27-year-old Mubarak Khan on the city outskirts on Sunday.
SP (Ranchi rural) Naushad Alam said, “Even though a large number of people have been named in the FIR, we will make arrests only after having solid evidence.”
Notably, Mubarak Khan, a resident of Maheshpur village, was tied to an electric pole and thrashed on charges of stealing bike tyres and batteries on the night intervening Saturday and Sunday at Sirka village under Angara police station. Khan succumbed to injuries before the police arrived.
Earlier in the day, Alam handed over a sum of Rs 50,000, provided by the state police administration, to the widow of the deceased. Local women who were present at her house demanded more compensation and a job, saying the widow has two small children. The SP assured them to look into the matter.
Alam also took part in the funeral procession of the deceased carrying his coffin for some distance.
He later said, “As the family is in pain, we showed sympathy. In contrast to the tension prevailing on Sunday, the villagers were pacified today (Monday). We will take all measures to prevent untoward incidents.”
It may be stated here that the Khan's family would be given Rs 20,000 under the family benefit scheme and Rs 2 lakh compensation by the government.