A man was filmed tied to a pole being flogged with a rope after reportedly trying to rape a 10-year-old girl.
The angry mob apprehended the suspect in the village of Juliasar in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan.
He grabbed the little girl in a field but was caught as he attempted to rape her, local media report.
The suspect was identified as Kushal Sharma, who works in a local laundry called Lal Singh’s.
His laundry colleagues were reportedly the ones who heard the young girl screaming and ran out to rescue her.
An angry mob quickly formed; they shaved the young man’s head, tore off his shirt, then tied him to a pole and began to thrash him.
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