5 lynched to death on suspicion of being child-lifters

Five men were lynched in Maharashtra's Dhule district on Sunday on being suspected of child trafficking. A mob attacked the gang with stones and sticks and beat them up mercilessly to death. 

Following the incident, about 250 residents fled the village fearing police action while about 15 of them have been detained for further questioning. 

A video of the incident has been widely circulating on WhatsApp.

(Representative image)