<p>The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers in Kerala&#39;s Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday staged a protest with a symbolic body on shoulders over the death of a tribal youth.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The 27-year-old was beaten to death after being attacked by a group of people in Palakkad&#39;s Attappadi on Thursday evening.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">BJP workers stage protest in Trivandrum with a symbolic body, over death of a tribal youth, who died after being beaten up in Palakkad&#39;s Attappadi. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Kerala?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Kerala</a> <a href="https://t.co/ABNB1ITozu">pic.twitter.com/ABNB1ITozu</a></p>
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<p>He was attacked with sticks for allegedly stealing valuables and food items from the house of a local person.</p>

<p>After his health started deteriorating, the police took him to a nearby hospital where he was declared brought dead.</p>

<p>The incident came to light after the mob shot videos and clicked selfies of the brutal incident, which went viral on social media on Friday.</p>

<p>Earlier in the day, Congress President Rahul Gandhi took to his Twitter handle and condemned the cruel lynching of the dead tribal youth.</p>

<p>&quot;I am deeply disturbed by the savage and cruel lynching of a tribal in Kerala yesterday, captured on camera,&quot; Rahul said.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&quot;We must guard against growing intolerance in our society &amp; speak out in one voice to condemn these acts of mindless violence, &quot; he added.</p>

<p>The Kerala government has announced a relief of Rs 10 lakh to the family of the tribal youth.</p>

<p>An investigation is underway and search is on to nab all the culprits.&nbsp;<br />
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He was attacked with sticks for allegedly stealing food items

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday staged a protest with a symbolic body on shoulders over the death of a tribal youth. The 27-year-old was beaten to death after being attacked by a group of people in Palakkad's Attappadi on Thursday evening. BJP workers stage protest in Trivandrum with a symbolic body, over death of a tribal youth, who died after being beaten up in Palakkad's Attappadi. #Kerala pic.twitter.com/ABNB1ITozu — ANI (@ANI) February 24, 2018 × He was attacked with sticks for allegedly stealing valuables and food items from the house of a local person. After his health started deteriorating, the police took him to a nearby hospital where he was declared brought dead. The incident came to light after the mob shot videos and clicked selfies of the brutal incident, which went viral on social media on Friday. Earlier in the day, Congress President Rahul Gandhi took to his Twitter handle and condemned the cruel lynching of the dead tribal youth. "I am deeply disturbed by the savage and cruel lynching of a tribal in Kerala yesterday, captured on camera," Rahul said. "We must guard against growing intolerance in our society & speak out in one voice to condemn these acts of mindless violence, " he added. The Kerala government has announced a relief of Rs 10 lakh to the family of the tribal youth. An investigation is underway and search is on to nab all the culprits.

BJP protests lynching of tribal youth in Kerala

<p>Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday condemned &#39;the savage and cruel lynching&#39; of a tribal in Kerala on Friday. The incident was captured on camera.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&#39;&#39;I am deeply disturbed by the savage and cruel lynching of a tribal in Kerala yesterday, captured on camera,&#39;&#39; he said on his official Twitter account.</p>

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We must guard against growing intolerance in our society &amp; speak out in one voice to condemn these acts of mindless violence.</p>
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<p>The Gandhi scion also urged everyone to speak out in one voice and condemn such acts of mindless violence.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&#39;&#39;We must guard against growing intolerance in our society &amp; speak out in one voice to condemn these acts of mindless violence,&#39;&#39; he further wrote.</p>

<p>A 27-year-old man in Kerala&#39;s Palakkad district was beaten to death by a mob after complaints of alleged stealing.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Kerala?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Kerala</a>: Postmortem of the tribal man beaten up in Palakkad&#39; Attappadi on Thursday confirms that he died of the trauma caused by the torture, it also confirms he was beaten up &amp; had internal injuries &amp; injuries on his head &amp; back; 2 people have been arrested in this connection.</p>
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<p>The mob also shot videos and clicked selfies of the brutal incident, which went viral on social media on Friday.</p>

<p>The victim, identified as Madhu, was allegedly beaten with sticks and was handed over to the police.</p>

<p>The police took him to the hospital after his health deteriorated but the doctors declared him dead on arrival.&nbsp;</p>

<p>According to reports, the man was accused of theft in 2016 and was reportedly infamous for stealing rice and other food items from shops.</p>

<p>However, a report quoted the mother of the 27-year-old deceased saying that Madhu was not a thief, instead, he was of &quot;unsound mind&quot;.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The police have registered an FIR under section 174 CrPC against unknown people.<br />
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''I am deeply disturbed by the savage and cruel lynching of a tribal in Kerala yesterday, captured on camera,'' he wrote on his official Twitter account.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday condemned 'the savage and cruel lynching' of a tribal in Kerala on Friday. The incident was captured on camera. ''I am deeply disturbed by the savage and cruel lynching of a tribal in Kerala yesterday, captured on camera,'' he said on his official Twitter account. I am deeply disturbed by the savage and cruel lynching of a tribal in Kerala yesterday, captured on camera. We must guard against growing intolerance in our society & speak out in one voice to condemn these acts of mindless violence. — Office of RG (@OfficeOfRG) February 24, 2018 × The Gandhi scion also urged everyone to speak out in one voice and condemn such acts of mindless violence. ''We must guard against growing intolerance in our society & speak out in one voice to condemn these acts of mindless violence,'' he further wrote. A 27-year-old man in Kerala's Palakkad district was beaten to death by a mob after complaints of alleged stealing. #Kerala: Postmortem of the tribal man beaten up in Palakkad' Attappadi on Thursday confirms that he died of the trauma caused by the torture, it also confirms he was beaten up & had internal injuries & injuries on his head & back; 2 people have been arrested in this connection. — ANI (@ANI) February 24, 2018 × The mob also shot videos and clicked selfies of the brutal incident, which went viral on social media on Friday. The victim, identified as Madhu, was allegedly beaten with sticks and was handed over to the police. The police took him to the hospital after his health deteriorated but the doctors declared him dead on arrival. According to reports, the man was accused of theft in 2016 and was reportedly infamous for stealing rice and other food items from shops. However, a report quoted the mother of the 27-year-old deceased saying that Madhu was not a thief, instead, he was of "unsound mind". The police have registered an FIR under section 174 CrPC against unknown people.

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BJP protests lynching of tribal youth in Kerala

Rahul Gandhi condemns 'savage and cruel lynching' of Kerala tribal youth