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Mistaken for child-lifter, mentally challenged woman tied up, thrashed by mob in Lucknow

By · Via Times of India · Published by Everything Blog

In short

The violent confrontation erupted after Barabanki resident Lakshmi Rawat wandered into a shanty settlement and picked up a local child. Residents falsely suspected an abduction attempt, leading them to bind her with ropes and deliver a severe beating using sticks and physical blows. Her husband initially sought medical help at Balrampur Hospital before transferring her to RML Hospital for escalating abdominal pain, later approaching police upon seeing footage of the incident online. Police have formally registered an FIR with severe charges, including attempt to murder, against the attackers.

Key points

  • The formal police complaint was registered only after video footage of the brutal mob ass…: The formal police complaint was registered only after video footage of the brutal mob assault surfaced on social media.
  • Multiple severe charges have been filed against the attackers, including attempt to murde…: Multiple severe charges have been filed against the attackers, including attempt to murder, rioting with deadly weapons, and wrongful restraint.
  • Investigators are actively working to locate and apprehend between five and seven additio…: Investigators are actively working to locate and apprehend between five and seven additional suspects linked to the vigilante attack.

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LUCKNOW: Hours after a disturbing video showing a woman being tied up and brutally thrashed by a group of people over suspicion of child-lifting went viral on social media, Lucknow Police arrested three accused in the Indiranagar area on Tuesday.

The incident took place near a poultry farm in the Sugamau area. According to police, the woman, a native of Barabanki, is mentally challenged. She had wandered into a nearby settlement of shanties early Tuesday morning and picked up a small child.

Suspecting her to be a child-lifter, some residents allegedly caught hold of her, tied her up with a rope and assaulted her with sticks, kicks and punches.

The woman's husband, Sandeep Rawat, in his complaint to Indiranagar police, said he and his wife, Lakshmi Rawat, had left home around 5 am when the incident occurred.

He alleged that Sunnyuddin, Sariful, Jamaluddin and five to seven unidentified persons attacked his wife, abused her and thrashed her after accusing her of attempting to kidnap a child.

Rawat said he initially took his injured wife to Balrampur Hospital, where she was…

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