Raebareli, Oct. 8 -- With four more arrests, police have so far apprehended nine accused in connection with a shocking incident in the Unchahar area of Raebareli district, in which a 40-year-old Dalit man, Hariom Valmiki, was allegedly lynched by villagers who mistook him for a thief.
The incident took place on the night of October 2 in Jamunapur village.
According to Superintendent of Police Yashveer Singh, the victim, a resident of Fatehpur district, was brutally attacked with sticks, belts, and rods by locals after suspicions arose that he was attempting to commit theft.
Singh said Hariom appeared to be mentally unstable and was unable to communicate clearly with the villagers, which led them to assume he was a thief.
"There were rec...