Virender Sehwag gives 1.5 lakhs to mother of tribal-man beaten to death in Kerala

NEW DELHI: Activist Rahul Easwar on Tuesday confirmed that he received a cheque of Rs 1.5 lakhs sent by former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag. The cheque will be given to the mother of Madhu, the tribal man who was beaten to death in Palakkad. The activist Rahul Easwar will hand over the cheque on April 11 to Smt Malli.

Activist Rahul Easwar confirms that he has received a cheque of Rs 1.5 lakhs sent by Virender Sehwag for the mother of Madhu(a tribal man who was beaten to death in Palakkad earlier this year). Rahul Easwar will hand over the cheque on April 11 pic.twitter.com/a5sGeCHqai

— ANI (@ANI) April 3, 2018

Madhu, the tribal man was allegedly beaten to death by a mob which accused him of theft in Kerala’s Palakkad district. ALSO READ: Kerala: Mob beats tribal man to death and then clicks ‘selfies’ The man was tied and then beaten to death. The incident took place on February 22, when a few locals allegedly tracked him down, tied him up and tortured him for hours. Some even took selfies during the mob attack.