The wife of a man who took over 20 children as hostage in Uttar Pradesh's Farukkhabad died in a hospital after being thrashed by locals, police said on Friday.
The man's wife died on Thursday night after trying to escape from the house, but she was thrashed by the locals on the spot, IG Kanpur Mohit Agarwal said.
He said she was rushed to a hospital as she was bleeding from a wound on her head. However, she eventually succumbed to her injuries.
Agarwal said the exact cause of her death would be known after post-mortem.
The 11-hour hostage drama ended early on Friday as angry villagers stormed the house of the kidnapper with bricks and hammers after police managed to rescue 23 children unscathed. They had to shoot dead the accused.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced an award of Rs 10 lakh for the UP Police team that successfully carried out the rescue operation.
"All personnel who took part in the operation will be given a certificate of appreciation," said UP Additional Chief Secretary Awanish K Awasthi.
(With agency inputs)
