Police head constable probing case beaten to death by mob in Rajasthan

Jaipur: A police head constable was Saturday beaten to death in Rajasthan’s Rajsamand district on Saturday, police said.

Abdul Gani, who was posted at the Bhim Police Station, had gone to Hamela ki Ber village while investigating a case.

“He was returning from the village on his motorcycle when some 4-5 unidentified persons attacked him with sticks,” Superintendent of Police Bhuvan Bhushan said.

He was rushed to a hospital in Bhim area where he succumbed to injuries, the officer said.

Postmortem will be conducted on Sunday, he said, adding that efforts were being made to identify those involved.