Tabrez Ansari, along with two other friends, was returning home to Saraikela from Jamshedpur on 18 June, when a mob attacked them on the suspicion of stealing a motorcycle, Ansari’s relative told ANI.

The incident reportedly happened 5 km away from Tabrez’s home.

"There, a motorcycle theft had taken place and these people were passing by... so the villagers caught them and then beat him up very badly. There were two friends with him who ran away," the relative said.