Mangaluru: Abdul Mutalib alias Muthu (22), who has been accused of taking part in several criminal cases including murder, was thrashed by the general public in the presence of police personnel.
He had been named as accused in Raju Kotian murder case. Thereafter, he had succeeded in getting bail, following which he used to harass and people besides giving trouble to individuals in various ways. After coming to know that Mutalib had come back home on the evening of Monday, a large crowd had gathered in front of his residence.
After learning about this development, a police team led by Ullal police inspector, Gopikrishna, reached the spot. The police took Mutalib into custody and led him out of the house to take him to police station. The 300-strong-crowd, which jostled to get access to Mutalib, shouted at the police, demanding him to be handed over to them. They succeeded in snatching Mutalib from the police and beating him up badly. I
Injured Mutalib stands admitted into a private hospital at Deralakatte.
