A 26-year-old Indian attempted to steal from an elderly woman and was lynched by passers-by in Rome

He attempts to mug an old woman but is violently lynched by passers-by.

The episode occurred yesterday in Rome, in the Quarticciolo district .

The victim was a 26-year-old Indian citizen, arrested by the police for robbery.

The beating was captured on video by a resident and went viral on social media , a case of do-it-yourself justice.

The Indian's arrest was validated and the judge ordered him to stay in Rome. Meanwhile, the police have started investigations to identify the attackers who attacked the mugger .

(Unioneonline/L)