A teenager was allegedly beaten to death by a group of villagers over suspicion of stealing a motor pump in Jharkhand’s Ranchi district, police said on Saturday.
Six persons have been arrested in this connection, an officer said.
The deceased has been identified as 19-year-old Vicky Nayak, a resident of Chaya village within Burmu police station limits, around 50 km from here.
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Burmu OC Naveen Sharma told PTI that the victim was caught by a group of villagers on suspicion of stealing a motor pump.
