Karnataka: Man lynched over child abuse, 3 held

MANDYA: Three people were held after a 30-year-old man was beaten to death for allegedly sexually abusing a minor girl in S I Kodihalli village of Mandya taluk.
The deceased, identified Bhairappa, sexually exploited a 7-year-old child in a secluded place on Wednesday and the distraught child revealed her ordeal to her family, said police. Enraged over the incident, the family members of the girl thrashed Bhairappa and he sustained grievous injuries incident.Later, he succumbed to the injuries at a hospital on Thursday.
According to police, the deceased was earlier caught showing porn clips to minor children by the villagers and was let off with stern warning.
A case has been registered in Keragodu police station.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)