Mumbai: 30-year-old suspected robber tied to pole, beaten to death

A 30-year-old man, who was suspected to being a robber was tied to a pole and thrashed to death in Mumbai’s Santacruz on Saturday.

As per the Mumbai police, six men caught the victim lurking around Santacruz’s Muktanand Park. The police are now on the hunt for six unidentified men.

According to Hindustan Times, suspecting the victim of being a robber, the six men tied him up to a pole and thrashed him with sticks. The victim's brother, who stays in the same area, approached the police station and filed a complaint.

"Khan's brother, Azad, 36, was informed that Khan had been tied to a pole bleeding. Azad reached the spot and rushed Khan to the hospital where he was declared dead," a police officer said.

The Santacruz police have filed a case of murder against the six accused and are now looking at CCTV footage of the area to identify the accused.

In another incident reported from Delhi, a man was taken into custody for allegedly putting his friend to death for money. As per the police, the incident happened in Delhi’s Prem Nagar area earlier this week

As per the police, the accused wrapped up the corpse using a plastic bag and carried it on his scooter before dumping it at an isolated area. The CCTV footage of him roaming in the area on scooter with the dead body was captured. The incident was caught in multiple CCTVs installed in the area.

The Delhi Police stated that the accused has confessed to his crime, adding that the deceased man was in his 30s.

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