110 persons arrested in connection with mob lynching

IT News
Mumbai, April 20

110 local residents (including 9 juveniles) were arrested on Monday, in connection with lynching three persons to death at Gadchinchale village, in Palghar last week. The residents, armed with sticks and stones, attacked a car in which two Sadhus were travelling towards neighbouring Surat in Gujarat . In the attack two Sadhus and their driver was killed. When the police team reached the spot tried to rescue them, the locals also attacked police party. The dead include a 70-year-old Sadhu.

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