Mob in Bihar blinds 2 criminals with acid

[Tiger80]

ARARIA: An angry mob of villagers assaulted two criminals and damaged their eyes by pouring acid on them at Hingna village under Raniganj police station of Araria district on Sunday. The incident took place after an altercation over paddy bundles. The victims, Munna Thakur and his cousin Kanhaiya Thakur, residents of the same village, were brought to the local Sadar hospital on Sunday. Eye specialist Dr Rajesh Kumar confirmed serious damage to their eyes and, on Monday, referred them to the Purnia Sadar hospital for further treatment. The police recovered a US-make pistol and cartridges from Munna's possession. Araria SP Manoj Kumar, who visited the village on Sunday evening, told TOI that tension had been brewing in the village since December 20 after Munna's wife, Indu Kumari, and one Panchanand Mandal's wife, Kajal Kumari, were defeated in the gram panchayat elections. Following the results, male members of both the women candidates started blaming each other for the defeat. The SP said Munna had been terrorizing the villagers by opening fire frequently since Friday night. Police said Munna is a history-sheeter and involved in many criminal incidents, including bank dacoity, road robbery and other petty crimes. Villagers said after the heated altercation on the issue of paddy bundles on Sunday, Munna, along with his gang, opened four rounds of fire on one Kapil Mandal and others. In retaliation, the villagers caught hold of them, assaulted them and poured acid in their eyes. Two villagers hurt in the criminals' attack, namely Ramnath Mandal and Kapil Mandal, have also been admitted to the Sadar hospital here. Police have taken both of them into custody. "Police force has been deployed at Hingna village and round-the-clock vigil is being maintained," said the SP. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Mob-in-Bihar-blinds-2-criminals-with-acid/articleshow/17748849.cms

[1983-2011]

blinding someone with acid does not fit the crime, its extreme tbh. should have broken couple of limbs then take them to hospital.

[DomainK]

Mob justice itself is very dangerous to begin with. There is a reason why any one accused of a crime deserves a fair trial. I have known many cases where a mob beats up an innocent person due to bad judgement.

[Cevno]

The problem is that faith in system is eroding. System is not working properly and no one wants to fix it. The case keeps pending and criminals get away/out on parole/bailed and then indulge in same crimes again. Police often helps them in this too.