IMPHAL, Aug 14: An angry mob lynched a man for allegedly trying to steal the batteries installed for the solar street lamps while two of his partners managed to escape at Wangoi Bazar this early morning.
Sources said three youth were allegedly caught trying to steal batteries from street lamps early morning around 4. As locals gathered on getting information of the three, two of them managed to escape.
The third, identified as Md Fajabi, 21, son of Islauddin of Lilong Turel Ahanbi Dam Makha was left behind and got seriously injured in a mob assault.
He was taken to the CHC, Wangoi but had to be shifted to the RIMS where he succumbed.
A Honda Dio , moped on which the three had come was also set ablaze by the mob.
A case has been registered at Wangoi PS and the body has been handed over to his family members after post mortem was conducted at RIMS morgue.