34-year-old Ajit Rai, of Halesi Tuwachung Municipality-5, Durchim, Khotang, was beaten to death by the locals on the charge of assaulting a woman. According to police, Rai was beaten on the charge of mistreating a 34-year-old  woman after entering her room on March 16. He sustained serious injuries in the beating and died while undergoing treatment.

Police arrested 4 women and a man regarding the incident and started the investigation by keeping the accused in custody.