Nagaland CM condemns Dimapur protests; says investigations are on.

Kohima: A man, accused of raping a girl, was beaten to death on Thursday after being pulled out of a jail by a mob at Dimapur in Nagaland. Nagaland Chief Minister TR Zeliang condemned the incident and said, “This is not a communal issue, it is a serious security lapse. I condemn those who take the law into their own hands.”

The accused had allegedly raped the victim several times on February 23 and was arrested the following day following a complaint lodged by the victim. The police resorted to blank firing and fired tear gas shells but failed to control the situation, officials said. One person died in the firing.

Nagaland Chief Minister TR Zeliang said, “The mob broke into the jail and things went out of hand. Investigations are on, culprits will be brought to book. I condemn those who take the law into their own hands. This is not a communal issue, it is a serious security lapse.”

The students and angry people forced into the district jail and managed to pull out the accused. The accused was dragged naked to the main town and he died of the injuries of beatings by the public, a senior official said.

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Source:IBNlive