Four sadhus were brutally thrashed on suspicion of child theft in Sangli, Maharashtra. The four sadhus are residents of Mathura in Uttar Pradesh. All these people were going from Bijapur to Pandharpur for darshan.
The sadhus were going from Bijapur to Pandharpur for darshan. Meanwhile, people stopped him.
Police said that local people stopped them while going to Pandharpur. On asking questions, these people could not understand each other because of the language. It was only after this that people suspected that all these were child-lifters. After that they started beating them. People beat the sadhus with sticks. Police also reached the spot. During this also people tried to get the sadhus out of the jeep.
The police have admitted all the sadhus to the hospital. No one is yet to comment on the position. Their statements will be recorded as soon as their condition improves. Till now no FIR has been registered in this case.
Sadhus were killed in Palghar 2 years ago
During the Palghar attack, the mob pelted stones at the policemen who came to rescue the sadhus. - file photo
During the Palghar attack, the mob pelted stones at the policemen who came to rescue the sadhus. - file photo
On 16 April 2020, two sadhus and a driver were murdered in Palghar, Maharashtra. On the night of April 16, 70-year-old Kalpavriksha Giri, Sushil Giri (35) along with their driver Nilesh Telgade (30) were on their way to Surat in an Omini van when they were pulled out by a mob in Gadchinchle village, 100 km from Palghar. Thereafter, he was beaten to death.
Both the sadhus belonged to Juna Akhara in Varanasi and were on their way to attend the last rites of Mahant Shri Ram Giri in Surat. After the video of the incident surfaced, questions were raised on the policemen present at the spot. The lynchings happened after rumors of child-lifters started flying.
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