Ten people were arrested in a case of suspecteไd mob lynching in Kerala's Muvattupuzha where a migrant worker was allegedly beaten to d𒊎eath two days ago.
The d🧸eceased was identified as Asok Das, a 24-year-old man hailing from Arunachal Pradesh, police said.
Das, who came to the southern state in search of a job, had bee𒅌n staying in a rented house in Valakam in nearby Muvattupuzha for some time.
According to the First Information Report (FIR), the victim was tied to a pole and interrogated by a group of locals when he ꧃had gone to visit his female friend residing in the same area on Thursday evening.
Later, Asok Das was shifted to a nearಌby general hospital.
He was then refe𝔉rred to the Kolencherry Medical College Hospital, where he died on Frid༺ay while undergoing treatment, the FIR added.
The deceased man suffered brutal manhandling by the locals which had led to hiꦏs death, sources said.
As many as💯 10 people have been 🐻arrested in this connection.
A case was registered under Section 174 of the Indian Penal Code (non-attendance in obedience to an order from a public serv🌃ant).
"After a preliminary inquiry, additional sections were added in th🔜e case. Section 302 of IPC (murder) has been in𓆏voked against the accused," an officer told PTI.
A comprehensive probe would be carried out and all t♈he accused would be arrested at th♏e earliest, police added.
