<p>One person was beaten to death and several others injured as Uttar Pradesh was shaken by a spate of mob lynchings in the past 48-hours in different parts of the state.</p>.<p>Like in the past, all the incidents were the result of child lifting rumours.</p>.<p>According to police sources here, a youth, identified as Ranbir Kumar, was beaten to death by a frenzied mob at Dhikali village in Meerut district, about 450 kilometres from here, over child lifting suspicion.</p>.<p>Another youth, identified as Azad Singh was critically injured after being thrashed by a mob in Kithore area in the district on Sunday. Azad, who was admitted to the hospital, was stated to be ''critical''.</p>.<p>Three youths were brutally assaulted by a mob, who suspected them to be child-lifters, at Jhinjhana area in the state's Shamli district, about 500 kilometres from here, on Sunday, sources said.</p>.<p>Similar incidents were also reported from Rampur, Bulandshahar and Muzaffarnagar district, sources added.</p>.<p>Police officials here said that the people were so alarmed by the rumours of child lifting that they were patrolling the lanes of their villages during the nights.</p>.<p>Earlier a man had been killed over suspicion of child lifting by a mob in Firozabad district, about 325 kilometres from here.</p>.<p>The state government is contemplating making stringent laws to combat mob lynching after the State Law Commission recommended strict punishment, including life imprisonment in case of death of the victim.</p>
<p>One person was beaten to death and several others injured as Uttar Pradesh was shaken by a spate of mob lynchings in the past 48-hours in different parts of the state.</p>.<p>Like in the past, all the incidents were the result of child lifting rumours.</p>.<p>According to police sources here, a youth, identified as Ranbir Kumar, was beaten to death by a frenzied mob at Dhikali village in Meerut district, about 450 kilometres from here, over child lifting suspicion.</p>.<p>Another youth, identified as Azad Singh was critically injured after being thrashed by a mob in Kithore area in the district on Sunday. Azad, who was admitted to the hospital, was stated to be ''critical''.</p>.<p>Three youths were brutally assaulted by a mob, who suspected them to be child-lifters, at Jhinjhana area in the state's Shamli district, about 500 kilometres from here, on Sunday, sources said.</p>.<p>Similar incidents were also reported from Rampur, Bulandshahar and Muzaffarnagar district, sources added.</p>.<p>Police officials here said that the people were so alarmed by the rumours of child lifting that they were patrolling the lanes of their villages during the nights.</p>.<p>Earlier a man had been killed over suspicion of child lifting by a mob in Firozabad district, about 325 kilometres from here.</p>.<p>The state government is contemplating making stringent laws to combat mob lynching after the State Law Commission recommended strict punishment, including life imprisonment in case of death of the victim.</p>
