A 30-year-old man was lynched to death by the residents of Prashant Nagar in Kukatpally police limits here on Friday.
The deceased, Mallesh Raju, was lynched when he attacked with knife a girl of the same locality whom he had been allegedly stalking. He also attacked two other members of the girl’s family. According to police Raju was allegedly harassing the girl to marry him for past few months, but she and her family elders rejected his proposal.
On Friday morning, Raju knocked on the doors of the girl’s house. As she opened the doors, he picked up an argument with her and started attacking her with the knife. He also attacked her parents and inflicted wounds on them too. Neighbours and residents of the locality woke up on hearing screams. Angered over the attack, they retaliated by killing him instantly. (INN)