Ranchi Jan 21 (IANS) Villagers caught a dacoit during a raid by a gang of criminals in Jharkhand s Giridih district beat him up brutally and chopped off his hand police said on Sunday. The dacoit died at a hospital on Sunday morning.
Police said the dacoits had barged into two houses in Ekdawaria village on Saturday night and looted jewellery and other belongings worth over Rs 7 lakh.
Villagers learnt of the dacoity and gathered in large numbers carrying traditional weapons. The criminals fled the village but one of them was caught.
He was beaten up and one of his hands was chopped off by the irate villagers. He was later admitted by police to a hospital.
--IANS
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