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Man lynched for ‘stealing’ cellphone
TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Sangareddy: A youth was tied to a tree and beaten to death for allegedly stealing a cellphone at Bachepally village in Kalheru mandal of Medak district late on Tuesday night.
The body of the accused, Vadla Kistaiah (28), was found tied to a neem tree close to his house early on Wednesday by some passers-by, who immediately alerted the police.
Sources said three women and three men went to Kistaiah’s house when he was asleep, dragged him out and tied him to the tree. They then launched a brutal attack on him, beating him up with sticks. Even as he was writhing in pain, the women threw chilli powder into his eyes. A police official said the attackers were in an inebriated state.
“Kistaiah might have died of repeated blows inflicted on him by the six villagers,” Medak DSP Bhaskar Reddy said. Kistaiah reportedly stole a cell phone a week ago and vanished from the village. He returned on Tuesday evening and promised to pay the cost of the stolen phone to the owner.
“But the attackers rejected the offer and beat him to death,” a police official said. There were no bleeding injuries on the victim. “Kistaiah’s pleas to spare his life fell on deaf ears,” a source said. According to the DSP, Kistaiah was a petty thief.
A case has been registered against the six attackers in Siragapur police station of Narayankhed circle, under whose limits Bachepally village falls. “The six attackers locked their houses and fled after killing the youth. We have launched a manhunt for the culprits,” the DSP added.