Guwahati: Three men were beaten up by locals in Dhubri, Assam on suspicion of being cattle lifters.
As per reports, the incident occurred at Baghdoghar in Tamarhat, Dhubri on Sunday morning.
The three men were apprehended by locals based on suspicion as they were allegedly found with stolen cattle.
The locals thrashed them after they found that the cattle they had with them belonged to a fellow villager in the area.
The accused were identified as Naveen Rai, Nazrul Sheikh, and Mujibur Sheikh.
The locals apprehended them and took the stolen cattle back further thrashing them out of rage.
However, a police team arrived on the spot before the situation worsened and arrested all three accused.
The police are currently interrogating them to find their links to cattle smuggling rackets.