This is the shocking moment an angry mob stripped , strung up and slowly beat a man to death who was accused of raping and murdering an 11-year-old girl . Video footage has emerged of the brutal prolonged attack on the 18-year-old , which was watched by a jeering 1,000-strong crowd . It took place in the same Indian state an alleged rapist was kidnapped from jail and murdered earlier this month . Neither men , who were publicly killed in Nagaland in eastern India , had been convicted of any crimes . Scroll down for video . Vigilante violence : Shocking video footage has emerged of the 18-year-old being beaten to death as a crowd of 1,000 people watch . Accused : Ibo Cha allegedly murdered and raped an 11-year-old girl but the police said he had not been arrested . The video footage was shot in September but has only come to light following the kidnapping and murder of alleged rapist Syed Sarif Khan in Dimapur . Ibo Cha was dragged into the centre Meluri village , stripped , strung up with rope and beaten for an hour before dying of his injuries . Men took turns attacking him and a 'ring-leader ' appears to stop them form killing him too quickly . Inspector General of Nagaland , Wabang Jamir said Mr Cha had not been arrested and the villagers took the law into their own hands before the police became involved . He said : 'The police was not informed about the rape and murder of the young girl . Unfortunately there was no report lodged and we only learnt about the case after the beating of this man incident . 'Three First Information Reports have been registered for the murder of the alleged rapist but the investigation is still ongoing . 'No one has been apprehended in the case so far but we are hopeful that we will soon make arrests . ' Prolonged : Men taken turns attacking him and a 'ring-leader ' appears to prevent them killing him too quickly . Inspector General of Nagaland , Wabang Jamir said Mr Cha had not been arrested and the villagers took the law into their own hands before the police became involved . The body of the 11-year-old was found in a forest about a kilometre away from Meluri village in September and soon tension mounted in the area . Eventually , crowds gathered to find the murderer and rapist . But when Ibo Cha – who was also the victim 's neighbour – fled , he became their prime suspect . Groups formed determined to find him and locals located him outside Meluri , before attacking him in the village centre . He eventually died from his injuries and his body was abandoned before the police stepped in . The footage was shot in September , but has only come to light following the kidnapping and murder of alleged rapist Syed Sarif Khan in Dimapur . A mob tore open the gates of Central Jail in Dimapur and dragged Mr Khan naked through the streets before beating him to death . Lynched : The gang overpowered security at the Central Jail in the city of Dimapur and grabbed the man before beating him to death . It is unclear whether he is dead in this shocking image . Shocking : The man allegedly raped a student from a local women 's college multiple times in February and he was arrested a day later . Accused : The alleged rapist has been identified as a 35-year-old used car trader , according to The Indian Express . He was accused but not convicted of raping a 19-year-old female student multiple times . This week Nagaland Government said he was innocent . It submitted a report stating the man was falsely accused of rape and it was in fact 'consensual sex ' , but the investigation is still ongoing following the arrest of 42 locals involved in the beating . A 25-year-old , believed to be part of the mob , was injured and later died in hospital and four others were hurt when police opened fire . Earlier this month , police in India were also investigating another attack in the northern city of Varanasi . A man was killed in a mob attack in Varanasi after a group of girls alleged they were molested while celebrating the Hindu festival of Holi on Friday , police said . Furious : Several thousand people gathered as the man ( pictured , top ) accused of raping a girl last month was mercilessly beaten to death .
WARNING : GRAPHIC CONTENT . Angry mob stripped , strung up and killed man accused of rape and murder . Comment: Hour-long beating was watched by a 1,000 strong crowd in Nagaland state . Same area alleged rapist was kidnapped and murdered earlier this month . Men were not convicted of crimes and crowd took the law into own hands .