Mandla Mob Lynches Minor on Child Kidnapping Rumor; Boy Dies After Hospital Escape

• A minor boy was brutally beaten by a mob in Barkheda village, Mandla, on false suspicion of child kidnapping.
• The boy, believed to be mentally challenged, was rescued by police and admitted to a hospital in a semi-conscious state.
• He went missing from the hospital during treatment and was later found dead in a road accident.
• SP Rajat Saklecha stated mob lynching is a serious crime; accused are being identified from a viral video for strict action.
• Police urged citizens not to trust rumors, report suspicious persons to 112, and warned against taking the law into their own hands.