The Congress on Tuesday strongly condemned the lynching of 40-year-old Dalit man Hariom Valmiki in Rae Bareli, calling it a 'murder of humanity and the Constitution.'

Party president Mallikarjun Kharge and senior leader Rahul Gandhi, in a joint statement , said mob lynching, bulldozer justice, and mobocracy have become a “horrifying hallmark of our times.”

HariomValmiki was allegedly beaten to death by a group of villagers near Jamunapur crossing in Unchahar on Wednesday night.

Police said the villagers suspected him of being a thief after rumours circulated about a drone-assisted gang scouting homes for robbery. Hariom was on his way to visit his wife and daughter when he was confronted and brutally attacked.

Rahul Gandhi, in a post on X, said, “The murder of Hariom is not just the

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