The village of Fakira is now in mourning after the incident. Mukesh's grandmother, 70-year-old Suhodevi, who was speechless after the news of her grandson's death, is still in a state of shock. She starts crying and shouting at anyone who walks past her house, calling them Mukesh.
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The house of 19-year-old Mukesh Kumar Yadav has become deserted after he was beaten to death on charges of stealing a mobile phone. The deceased Mukesh, his father Devendra, brother Mithilesh, 13, and uncle Bhupendra's son Ram Pravesh, 14, were living in Boriya, Rajbiraj Municipality-16. After the incident, they reached their ancestral home in Rajgadh Rural Municipality-6 Fakira in the district and have not dared to return to Boriya due to fear.
Mukesh, who was roaming the streets on Wednesday, was caught by Sarokumari Sah, a 35-year-old woman from the same place, who was accused of stealing a mobile phone. At that time, neither Mukesh's father nor his brothers were at home. Sarokumari had her neighbors tie Mukesh to a mango tree and beat him severely.
After the beating, suspecting that Mukesh might have taken the stolen mobile phone to his maternal uncle's house, they tied him to an e-rickshaw and took him to Bishnupur Rural Municipality-4, Kankatta in the district. Only Mukesh's grandfather, Vasudev Yadav of Mavalipatti, was at home there. When the mobile phone was not found there either, they became even more angry. Even when his grandfather repeatedly requested to release Mukesh, they did not agree. When Mukesh returned to Boriya after being tied to the same e-rickshaw and beaten, Mukesh was unconscious. Only then did Mukesh's father Devendra, who had entrusted him to his care, recounted his pain. "My son didn't steal the mobile phone. Even if he had stolen it, I would have been angry, but without listening to us, they tied him up and beat him severely with sticks and iron rods and killed him," he said. "There were injuries on his head, back and various parts of his body."
Shiv Kumar Yadav, a 10-year-old resident of Kiriya.
However, Mukesh could not be taken out of the house that day due to fear that he would be beaten again, so he was not taken to the hospital. The next day, Mukesh also suffered from fever. He was brought to Gajendra Narayan Singh Hospital, Rajbiraj, for treatment only on Friday morning. However, he could not be treated there. He was referred to Chinnamasta Hospital in the afternoon. He died during treatment in the intensive care unit (ICU).
Fakira village is now in mourning after the incident. Mukesh's grandmother, 70-year-old Suhodevi, who was speechless with the news of her grandson's death, is still in a state of shock. She starts crying and shouting at anyone who walks past her house, calling them Mukesh. Mukesh's aunt Punita Devi, who is taking care of him, is also in a critical condition. She is crying all over her house, begging for justice from those who come to her house. Punita's 10-year-old son Shivakumar is staying in a shelter. Shivakumar has also been unable to speak since birth.
Mukesh's father Devendra, who has been under stress due to his wife Geeta Devi's mental problems, is already suffering from the pain of losing his son. He himself is unable to walk on his left leg and is using a cane. When Mukesh was also mentally weak, Devendra had kept him with him and taken care of him. 'The people who beat him are also neighbors, but they did not show any love,' said Devendra. He demands that the perpetrators of the beating should be punished to the fullest extent of the law.
Following the incident, Sarokumari, a resident of Bishnupur Rural Municipality-4 and Rajbiraj Municipality-16, Boriya, 18-year-old Rabindra Thakur, also from Boriya, and Santosh Kumar Raut, 25, were arrested, said DSP Dambar Bahadur Puri, spokesperson of the District Police Office. “Further investigation into the incident is underway,” he said.
