Agartala: Three suspected cattle smugglers were lynched in the Khowai district of Tripura.
The deceased in the June 21 incident were identified as Jayed Hossain (30), Billal Miah (28) and Saiful Islam (18), reported the Press Trust of India news agency.
All of them were residents of Sonamura in Sepahijala district, said Khowai District Superintendent of Police Kiran Kumar.
The incident took place after residents of Namanjoypara village found the three men carrying five cattle in a vehicle in the early hours of June 21, Kumar said. A mob stopped the vehicle near Uttar Maharanipur village, about 10 km away, and assaulted them. Islam managed to flee, but was caught at Mungiakami village.
The three men were taken to local primary health centers and later to Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital at Agartala, where they were declared brought dead.
A case against unknown people for mob lynching has been registered in Kalyanpur police station. No one has been arrested yet. Two cases have been also been lodged in Champahour police station for stealing of cattle heads, EastMojo reported, quoting a local sub-divisional police officer Sona Charan Jamatia.