Man, accused of molestation, beaten to death by victims family in Faridabad:

Faridabad: In a shocking incident, a man accused of molestation by a woman was allegedly beaten to death by members of her family. The deceased was identified as a married 32-year-old man. Police have arrested one member of the woman’s family on charges of murder, as reported by the media.

The incident took place on Tuesday when the woman along with her family approached the police station complaining that the deceased who belonged to a neighbouring village, had beaten and molested her. A police officer said, “As the complaint was being lodged, the woman’s family received a call informing them that the man and his friend had barged into the woman’s house and were threatening them for going to the police.”,

A police team then rushed to the woman’s house only to find that the man and his friend had already left. “While the police team was searching for them, they received information that the duo had been thrashed with sticks and rods by members of the woman’s family in his village,” added the police



officer, as reported by the IndianExpress.

In the FIR, the wife of the deceased said that she heard a commotion outside her house around midnight as she was waiting for her husband to come home and rushed out. “At least eight persons armed with sticks, rods and an axe pulled my husband and his friend from their car and beat them up. 

I shouted for help and as my brother-in-law arrived, the accused managed to escape. The accused also smashed the window panes of the car. Shortly after, a police team arrived,” she alleged in the FIR.

Police said both the man and his friend were rushed to the civil hospital, where the man was declared brought dead, while his friend suffered serious injuries and is undergoing treatment.

SHO Surender Singh said, “Four people have been named in the FIR while several others are unidentified. They are relatives of the woman who had lodged a complaint of molestation against the man, who was later killed. We have arrested one accused in the case and a probe is ongoing.”