Police arrest 18 after rape suspect lynched

Police in India charged 18 people on Sunday after a frenzied mob stormed a prison and lynched a man accused of rape in the northeastern state of Nagaland, but it was unclear if they were directly involved in killing Syed Farid Khan, whose body was then strung up on a clock tower on Thursday.

He had been accused of raping a 19-year-old tribal woman multiple times.

"So far we have arrested 18 people for rioting and unlawful assembly," Inspector General of Police Wabang Jamir said.