Four more arrested for lynching Dalit man in Raebareli, face Gangsters Act, NSA
Hariom Valmiki was reportedly lynched by villagers who mistook him for a thief during a night vigil at about 1 a.m. on October 2; the official said total of nine arrests were made relating to the case
Updated – October 08, 2025 12:41 pm IST – Raebareli
Police have arrested four more persons in connection with the lynching of a Dalit man by villagers who mistook him for a thief in the Unchahar area of Raebareli district in Uttar Pradesh, officials said on Wednesday (October 8, 2025).
Police said the stringent Gangsters Act and the National Security Act (NSA) will be invoked against the accused and cautioned against attempts to give the incident a casteist slant, saying the accused were unaware of the victim’s caste.
