A 70-year-old man was mercilessly beaten to death by a group of eight people over suspicion that he had stolen pigeons from the accused's home in Vasai on Friday night. Police have arrested eight accused, including 3 women. Ramchandra Raut, a Vasai Ranagaon resident, was rushed to the local hospital but declared dead before admission. On Raut's son complaint, the Vasai Gaon police station have booked and arrested the accused.