Around 20 people were detained after they thrashed a beggar to death on Sunday night, 20 May, in Visakhapatnam, Telangana Today reported. The mob went on a rampage after hearing rumours of a gang posing as beggars and indulging in child lifting, the report added. Five were seriously injured in the assault, ANI reported.

After parents and relatives were denied permission to see those detained, protests erupted in front of the police station, the Telangana Today report added. With the help of former MLA SA Rahman, the detainees’ kin were allowed to see them.