Two Arrested After Mob Assaults Three People in Mylliem

Overview

• A crowd in Mylliem intercepted and beat three people accused of trying to steal a car music system, with the episode unfolding on Sunday morning and captured on social media video.
• Police arrived shortly after the attack, rescued the three, took them for medical checks at Pomlum health centre, and towed the suspects’ Maruti (ML-05-T-9837) to Mawngap Police Station as evidence.
• Mawngap police registered a suo-moto case under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and after investigation arrested two local men identified as alleged mob ringleaders.
• The three people who were seized by the crowd were later released because no formal complaint was filed against them, while the two arrested men are being produced in court.
• The circulated video and the police response have focused attention on vigilante violence in the area and could prompt more reporting to authorities rather than public punishment.