Another mob lynching in Alwar: Man beaten to death on suspicion of theft

Jaipur: In what can be called yet another mob lynching incident in Alwar, Chiranjilal (45) lost his life after being brutally thrashed by 20-25 people in Rambas village of Govindgarh town in Alwar district.
Official sources confirmed that the victim went to relieve himself in a field on Sunday morning at around 5 a.m. when 20-25 people came in a Scorpio and a pickup and thrashed him mercilessly. Hearing his screams, people ran to the field and saw Chiranjilal lying unconscious on the ground. The accused were also standing there and accusing Chiranjilal of a tractor theft.
The accused then called the police. When the Govindgarh police reached around 6.30 a.m., there was an argument between the assailants and the villagers. The police took the injured to Govindgarh CHC, from where Chiranjilal was referred to a Jaipur hospital at 9 a.m.
Chiranjilal died here on Monday at 3 p.m. When his body reached Rambas village from Jaipur at 11 p.m. on Monday, there was chaos in the house.
On Tuesday morning at 7 a.m., the agitated family members and the people of the village blocked the Ramgarh-Govindgarh road with batons and raised slogans against the government. They demanded Rs 50 lakh as compensation, a job to his family member and the arrest of the accused. The family was adamant on not performing the last rites till all three demands were met. An agreement was reached between the administration and the family at 2.20 p.m. After that the family got ready for the last rites.
On behalf of the administration, Lakshmangarh Sub-Divisional Officer Lakhan Gurjar talked to District Collector Jitendra Soni and assured to get immediate compensation of Rs 5 lakh for the family and send it to the government and make a proposal for Rs 50 lakh compensation and a government job. Deputy Divisional Officer Lakhan Gurjar spoke to Yogesh, son of the deceased Chiranjilal. After the consensus was reached, the blockade was lifted from the Ramgarh-Govindgarh road at 2.30 p.m.