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NEW DELHI - A MOB in eastern India dragged a murder suspect from his hospital bed and beat him until he lost consciousness while police stood by and watched, in an incident caught on video and broadcast.
The attack, one of several in which angry crowds beat up criminal suspects in recent months, highlights a growing move towards vigilantism, a trend that President Manmohan Singh attributed to public loss of faith in the judicial system.
In the footage broadcast on several Indian television channels yesterday, a mob was shown dragging the man with a rope tied to one of his hands while others repeatedly kicked and hit him until he stopped moving.
At least one policeman, clearly visible in the footage, looked on without intervening.
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