In an instance of mob justice, a minor boy was severely thrashed at the Simulia fish market under the Baliapal police station in Baleswar district on Wednesday morning for allegedly attempting to steal a mobile phone.
Later, the boy admitted that he attempted to steal the mobile on the direction of his mother since they are starving for food without money.Sources said the boy, a resident of Bada Bazar in Jaleswar area, had come to the market with his mother. He later attempted to steal a mobile phone from a person’s pocket in the market. However, another person standing nearby noticed it and caught the him red-handed. Soon after, a crowd gathered at the spot. They tied him with a wooden pole and went on beating him mercilessly.
On receiving information, the Bliapal police reached the spot, rescued theboy from the villagers’ clutch and took him to custody.