A 58-year-old woman was killed in Shohratgarh area of Uttar Pradesh‘s Siddharth Nagar district while trying to save her son from a mob.

Police have arrested two suspects and are trying to identify others involved in the attack which took place on Monday. According to the police, Shanno Bano’s son Mohammed Saleem, 29, was accused of mobile theft and was being beaten up by a crowd near his house. Shanno rushed to his rescue but was hit on the head by the mob.

She was taken to hospital where she died during treatment. Police circle officer, Shohratgarh, Garvit Singh, said that based on surveillance and statement of locals, two accused identified as Amit Kumar and Imran Khan have been arrested.