A horrific incident recently took place in Uttar Pradesh’s Raebareli district when a Dalit man named Hariom Valmiki was lynched to death after being wrongly accused of theft
The incident has sparked widespread outrage across the state with viral videos showing the shocking violence.
Who is Hariom Valmiki, Dalit man lynched by mob in Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh as seen in viral video
VIDEO | Raebareli: A man was allegedly beaten to death on suspicion of being a thief. Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai met the victim’s family and said, "It’s a poor family. Hariom Valmiki was on his way to meet his wife when he was beaten in the presence of the police.… pic.twitter.com/Pf98GMsW5P
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The viral videos show the victim getting beaten to death while the mob mocked him as he cried for help.
Hariom Valmiki lynched to death
A 38-year-old Dalit man from Fatehpur called Hariom Valmiki was brutally beaten to death after villagers falsely accused him of theft on October 2, in the Unchahar police station area. Hariom was reportedly traveling to meet his wife, who works at a nearby bank, when he was confronted. However, due to his mild mental illness, he struggled to answer villagers’ questions, and villagers soon branded him as a thief following paranoia over recent theft rumors and alleged drone sightings. The mob dragged Hariom to a canal and stripped him, before tying him to a pole and beating him mercilessly with sticks and belts through the night. One viral video shows Hariom shouting Rahul Gandhi’s name while the mob taunted:
“Hum toh baba wale hain.”
Hariom died on the spot from his injuries, and the villagers simply dumped his half-n*ked body near Ishwardaspur Railway Halt. Locals found his body the next morning, and a postmortem confirmed blunt force trauma as the official cause of death. Political leaders, including Chandrashekhar Azad, have since slammed the administration for negligence and caste bias.
SHO removed and five accused under Judicial Custody
The viral video forced immediate police action, and authorities have since managed to arrest five men—Vaibhav Singh, Vipin Maurya (alias Anuj Maurya), Vijay Kumar, Sahdev, and Suresh Kumar. Authorities placed all five men who belong to Dandepur Jamunapur village in judicial custody. Meanwhile, Unchahar SHO Sanjay Kumar was removed from his post for negligence, and three policemen were also suspended.
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Hariom Valmiki biography and age
Hariom Valmiki was a 38-year-old Dalit man from Tarawati Ka Purwa village in Fatehpur district, Uttar Pradesh. He belonged to a modest family and grew up in rural conditions, and reportedly studied only up to the primary school level. He worked various odd jobs to support himself and his wife, who worked as a cleaner at a bank near NTPC in Raebareli. Hariom often visited her after work and regularly made the journey between Fatehpur and Raebareli.
He was married with his wife appealing to Rahul Gandhi for justice after his murder.
In Uttar Pradesh’s Rae Bareli district, a 38-year-old man named Hariom Valmiki was beaten to death by a mob.
Hariom, a resident of Fatehpur Kotwali, had gone to Rae Bareli for some work.
The mob caught him, brutally beat him with sticks, belts, and rods, tore off his clothes,… pic.twitter.com/vn0fXhV1mw
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Many locals described him as quiet and harmless, but he struggled with mild mental health issues. Hariom had no prior criminal records or history of theft and was generally known to keep to himself. His tragic death has left his family devastated, with his father, Gangadin, filing the official police complaint.
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