<p>A 55-year-old man was beaten to death by a mob on suspicion that he was carrying beef in Bihar's Saran district, police said on Friday.</p>.<p>Three persons were arrested in this connection and the police are looking for two others allegedly involved in lynching Naseem Qureshi, a resident of Hasanpur village of Siwan district.</p>.<p>According to a local police officer, the incident took place on Tuesday when Naseem and his nephew Firoz Qureshi were going to meet their relatives at Jogia village in Saran district.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/dalit-man-lynched-in-rajasthan-for-drawing-water-from-tubewell-1160279.html">Dalit man lynched in Rajasthan for drawing water from tubewell</a></strong></p>.<p>"Both were intercepted by locals near a mosque…and it was followed by a heated argument. While Firoz managed to escape, the mob allegedly thrashed Nazeem with sticks,” Superintendent of Police Gaurav Mangla told <em>PTI</em>.</p>.<p>Later, the attackers handed over Naseem to the police. The man was taken to a government hospital where he died during treatment, he said. Additional Director General of Police (headquarters) J S Gangwar said it is being investigated whether the deceased was carrying any meat.</p>.<p>"Three persons have so far been arrested for mob lynching. Police have also launched a manhunt to nab two other suspects involved in the case. The case is being investigated from all angles," the SP said.</p>.<p>One of the arrested persons is a ‘sarpanch’, a member of the local panchayat.</p>.<p>The police started an investigation into the incident after registering an FIR based on the statement of the nephew of Naseem.</p>
<p>A 55-year-old man was beaten to death by a mob on suspicion that he was carrying beef in Bihar's Saran district, police said on Friday.</p>.<p>Three persons were arrested in this connection and the police are looking for two others allegedly involved in lynching Naseem Qureshi, a resident of Hasanpur village of Siwan district.</p>.<p>According to a local police officer, the incident took place on Tuesday when Naseem and his nephew Firoz Qureshi were going to meet their relatives at Jogia village in Saran district.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/dalit-man-lynched-in-rajasthan-for-drawing-water-from-tubewell-1160279.html">Dalit man lynched in Rajasthan for drawing water from tubewell</a></strong></p>.<p>"Both were intercepted by locals near a mosque…and it was followed by a heated argument. While Firoz managed to escape, the mob allegedly thrashed Nazeem with sticks,” Superintendent of Police Gaurav Mangla told <em>PTI</em>.</p>.<p>Later, the attackers handed over Naseem to the police. The man was taken to a government hospital where he died during treatment, he said. Additional Director General of Police (headquarters) J S Gangwar said it is being investigated whether the deceased was carrying any meat.</p>.<p>"Three persons have so far been arrested for mob lynching. Police have also launched a manhunt to nab two other suspects involved in the case. The case is being investigated from all angles," the SP said.</p>.<p>One of the arrested persons is a ‘sarpanch’, a member of the local panchayat.</p>.<p>The police started an investigation into the incident after registering an FIR based on the statement of the nephew of Naseem.</p>