Tripura police would be looking for remand of the ten people arrested for the alleged lynching of a 40-year-old guy remaining week.
The incident came about on August thirteen at Manu Valley of Unakoti district over 100 kilometres away from Agartala.
Police stated the locals suspected that human beings fell unwell due to the black magic practised via way of means of the deceased, Baru Orang. Following this, a set of people allegedly attacked Orang, killing him almost 4 kilometres from his house at Samrucherra village.
On his wife’s complaint, police registered a case under Section 120 (B) ( criminal conspiracy), 342 (punishment for wrongful confinement), 325 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt), 302 (murder), 201(causing disappearance of evidence), 34 (common intention) of Indian Penal Code and 7 (offence of lynching) /8 (conspiracy or abetment to lynch) of Protection from the Lynching Act, 2017.
“ We arrested 10 persons on the day of the incident. They were in judicial custody. We will take them to court seeking police remand,” said Kailasahar sub-divisional police officer Chandan Saha. This report will be updated once the court order is out.