Accused tied to tree and burnt

Balaghat, MP, Mar 7 (UNI) A man who murdered a youth over a trivial issue, at this district's Samadpuri village, was beaten with staffs and burnt alive after being tied to a tree by villagers.

''Following a dispute over a bull race, Chandrashekhar stabbed Bhuvaneshwar in the neck with a pair of scissors. A mob caught the accused at his home. A deputy inspector-general and other officers rushed to the spot. An additional police force was also sent,'' said Inspector-General Anvesh Mangalam yesterday.

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