Six arrested after 19-year-old youth beaten to death in Ranchi

A teenager was allegedly beaten to death by a group of villagers on suspicion of stealing a motor pump in Jharkhand’s Ranchi district, police said on Saturday.

Six persons have been arrested in connection with the incident, an officer said.

The deceased has been identified as 19-year-old Vicky Nayak, a resident of Chaya village under Burmu police station limits, around 50 km from



here.

Burmu officer-in-charge Naveen Sharma told PTI that the victim was caught by a group of villagers on suspicion of stealing a motor pump.

Later, a panchayat meeting was held during which he was allegedly beaten by villagers. He fainted on the spot, Sharma said.

He was taken to the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) by his family members, where doctors declared him brought dead.