The incident took place on August 26 and the tribal man died during treatment at a hospital the next day
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on August 29 demanded action against those who thrashed a 40-year-old tribal man and dragged him on the road after tying him to a vehicle resulting in his death in Madhya Pradesh’s Neemuch district.
The incident took place on August 26 and the tribal, identified as Kanhaiyalal Bheel, died during treatment at a hospital on August 27.
In a tweet in Hindi, the BSP supremo said, “The tribal Kanhaiyalal Bheel was beaten over a trivial issue in Neemuch district of Madhya Pradesh. He was dragged after being tied to a vehicle and died subsequently. This incident of mob lynching is highly condemnable. The BSP demands that the government must punish the guilty persons”.
The Madhya Pradesh Police had on August 28 said five accused were arrested in the case.
“Chhitar Mal Gurjar, a milkman, was riding a motorcycle which knocked down the victim…