A 35-year-old man from Tezpur was beaten to death on Sunday in the Kamrup (Metropolitan) district allegedly by a group of resort employees who accused him of theft, the police said. Seven persons have been taken into custody in the matter.

The assault took place at a private resort in Hatimura in the Sonapur area near Guwahati.

The police said that it had received information about a “suspected theft incident” at Mairas Resort, in which a man identified as Farjul Alom was “detained and assaulted by members of the public”.

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The employees of the resort were suspicious about the presence of Alom, who had gone there to seek shelter, The Times of India quoted unidentified police officers as saying.

Manuj Boruah, the officer in charge of the Sonapur Police Station, said that the employees confronted Alom and began assaulting him. As the situation escalated, others also joined the group and assaulted him.

Subsequently, the police were informed about the matter, Boruah said.

A police team reached the site and took Alom into custody, the police said in its statement. “He was admitted to Sonapur District Hospital and later referred to GMCH [Gauhati Medical College and Hospital], Bhangagarh, where he was declared brought dead,” it added.

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“Preliminary inquiry revealed that the victim was allegedly assaulted by employees of Mairas Resort,” the statement said, adding that further investigation was underway.

A case was registered at the Sonapur Police Station under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita pertaining to mob lynching and voluntarily causing grievous hurt.

The seven apprehended persons were 18-year-old Mustafizur Hoque, 28-year-old Chitra Das, 32-year-old Ram Sunar, 28-year-old Sushil Nath, 26-year-old Satyajit Haloi, 35-year-old Ranjit Brahma and 25-year-old Manab Roy.