Indian man beaten to death over attempted rape

    A man from India was beaten to death over an alleged attempted rape.

    A 35-year-old, identified as Rajen Kura, was lynched by a mob in the Sonitpur district of Assam state after he allegedly tried to rape a teacher.

    According to local sources the teacher’s cries for help alerted people nearby and around 50 villagers attended the scene, attacking Kura with sticks.

    No one has yet been arrested.

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