Thane: Man, 34, lynched by mob on suspicion of abducting minor

A 34-year-old man was killed after he was allegedly assaulted by an irate mob that suspected him to be attempting to abduct a six-year-old girl in Hazuri area near Louiswadi, Thane late on Saturday, the police said. Five people were arrested while five others, are absconding after Wagle Estate police registered a case.
According to the police, the deceased, Ram Avatar picked up the girl while on his way home, few locals who saw him objected suspecting him to be abducting the kid and started assaulting him. DCP V Rathod said, soon others joined the attack. By the time police reached, the victim had suffered severe injuries and was taken to the hospital where he was declared dead.