24-year-old lynched on suspicion of theft, dies
2019-06-26
Protests began on Sunday after a video of Shanaul Sheikh getting beaten up became viral on social media. Sources in the Police said protesters blocked National Highway 34 and ransacked shops and other establishments in Kaliachak. The protests began after the body of Sheikh, 24, was brought to his hometown, Baishnabhnagar, in Malda, on Sunday. Sources said Sheikh, who had suffered injuries in his private parts, eyes and ears, died in Kolkata after his condition deteriorated. He was referred to Kolkata’s SSKM Hospital by doctors at Malda Medical College and Hospital. Sheikh is survived by his wife and a six-month-old daughter. “He was the family’s only earning member,” his mother Sufiya said. “He worked in a brick kiln. On Wednesday, some people called him outside and we heard later that he was being beaten up.”
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