GORAKHPUR, Dec. 28 -- At least three policemen were suspended for alleged negligence after the murder of a 17-year-old student sparked public outrage, with an angry mob vandalising the properties of the accused, who had fled the area.

Sudhir Bharti was allegedly killed on Friday at the playground of Co-operative Inter College in Pipraich, Gorakhpur.

On Saturday evening, after the last rites were performed in Munderi Garhwa village, angry residents gathered and vandalised the accused's homes and shops. The mob damaged household items and threw stored grain onto the roads.

Though police had arrested two of the four named accused, villagers remained dissatisfied with the pace of the investigation. The growing unrest forced authorities to ...