New Delhi : A 25-year-old man, who was thrashed by a mob for allegedly attempting to rape a four- year-old girl in east Delhi’s Pandav Nagar, succumbed to his injuries at a hospital on Saturday
Police said the man lured the girl, who had on Thursday night gone to have snacks at a roadside eatery, to a deserted spot near Sanjay Lake. When the girl did not return home, her mother started looking for her. A local told her that he had seen Golu taking her towards the lake.When the woman along with some locals reached the spot, they found the accused forcing himself on the minor girl. A mob attacked the accused with stones and batons.
They kept hitting him until he fell unconscious, said a police officer. After the police learnt about the incident, he was rushed to Lal Bahadur Shastri hospital and later referred to GTB hospital, where he died during treatment. (PTI)