KOLKATA: One person was lynched by a mob in South

district while he was fleeing after attacking a man in Bhangore area, police said on Wednesday.

Bakiullah Mollah attacked

with a

at

locality of Bhangore on late Tuesday night seriously injuring him.

Police said Biswas who is quite popular in the area fell on the ground and was bleeding profusely.

A group of locals who witnessed the incident started beating up Mollah.

Later, the police came and took both of them to a hospital where Mollah died.

Biswas is now admitted to a government hospital in Kolkata.

The police started an investigation into the case.