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Muvattupuzha
Two days after Asok Das was killed in a suspected mob lynching in Kerala's Muvattupuzha, the police arrested at least 10 people under murder charges, NDTV reported.
The 24-year-old Das was a migrant worker from Arunachal Pradesh and fell into trouble when he allegedly created a ruckus outside the house of a former woman colleague.
Das was living in a rented house in Muvattupuzha's Valakam. On Thursday night, he went near Valakom junction where he was tied to a pole by a mob after allegedly creating a ruckus.
Das was then referred to the Kolencherry Medical College Hospital. He died there on Friday, as per the FIR. His post-mortem reveals death due to blunt force trauma to his head and chest.
10 suspects namely Vijeesh, Aneesh, Sathyan, Sooraj, Kesav, Elias K Paul, Amal, Athul Krishna, Emil and Sanal have been arrested till now. All are natives of Valakam.