Thousands break into jail to take part in brutal lynching of suspected rapist

India: Horrifying images have emerged showing how thousands of people took part in the lynching of a man accused of rape.

A mob overran a prison in north eastern India, dragged away and lynched the suspect. Groups of people were seen crowding around the bloodied and naked man in the street.

Shocking new images today show the scale of the brutal killing - with thousands taking part and watching the suspected rapist's death.

AP In this Thursday, March 5, 2015 photo, a member of a mob holds a rope to pull a man accused of rape after he was lynched to hang him in the city landmark Clock Tower in Dimapur, in the northeastern Indian state of Nagaland.

It comes as new video footage has emerged showing the moment the angry mob broke into Dimapur Central Prison in Nagaland on Thursday.

The group can be seen climbing metal gates and pulling them down, before rushing into the prison and grabbing the man.

Many take pictures of the violence with their phone cameras while some can be seen pointing and smiling at the man being attacked.

AP In this Thursday, March 5, 2015 photo, members of a mob raise their hands to take photos of a man, top center, accused of rape after he was lynched and hung in the city landmark Clock Tower in Dimapur, in the northeastern Indian state of Nagaland.

Police Constable Sunep Aier said the mob overpowered security at Dimapur Central Prison in Nagaland.

The crowd then seized the rape suspect whom they also accused of being an illegal migrant from Bangladesh and killed him.

In recent years, India has seen an outpouring of anger against sexual violence that is pervasive across the country.

But Thursday's killing was also likely linked to tensions in Nagaland over an influx of migrants from Bangladesh.

Several local groups blame the migrants for taking away their land and jobs and have been protesting in recent weeks.