Agarthala : A group of villagers in Tipura’s Sipahijala beat a 29-year-old to death, on suspicion of stealing cattle. The victim, Mathin Moyi, who hailed from a locality near India –Bangaladesh border, was rounded up by a group of men early Sunday, while leading two cows away. The gang accused him of stealing the cattle and began thrashing him.
Though taken to the nearby Melaghir Hospital later, Maithin was declared brought dead, the police said.
A case of murder has been registered by the victim’s father Shafeeq Moya. Police also registered a separate case of theft, based on a villager’s complaint. The victim has been booked earlier in a case of cattle-theft, the police said..
