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Rae Bareli Lynching Over ‘Drone Thief’ Rumors Triggers 15 Arrests and SHO Transfer

Police attribute the violence to unverified drone fears, announcing FIRs alongside intensified night patrols.

A clip of a group of men beating the Dalit man, identified as 38-year-old Hariom from Fatehpur, has gone viral on social media.
The accused in police custody. (Photo: ITG)
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Overview

  • A 38-year-old Dalit man, Hariom, died after a mob in Rae Bareli accused him of being a ‘drone thief’; police said he was reportedly mentally unstable.
  • Five suspects were arrested in the lynching case and Unchahar SHO Sanjay Kumar was transferred for alleged negligence, according to the district police chief.
  • In a separate incident, villagers in the Salon area tied three pedestrians to a pole and beat them on similar suspicions; ten people were arrested and the injured were hospitalized.
  • Investigators have registered FIRs, sent the accused to jail, deployed security in affected villages, and stepped up night patrols, with officials noting no conclusive evidence that drones are being used for theft.
  • A viral video of the lynching fueled a political row as Congress figures pointed to remarks in the clip and Rahul Gandhi spoke to the victim’s family, while police stress panic over rumors as the driver of recent attacks.