Strict action against culprit even if Hindu: Raj govt on lynching
November 13, 2017 14:30
Strict action will be taken against the culprit, even if he is a
Hindu, Rajasthan Home Minister Gulab Chand Kataria said on Monday,
while responding to the recent lynching incident in Alwar.
In April, a 55-year-old dairy farmer, Pehlu Khan, from Haryana was beaten to death allegedly by cow vigilantes. -- ANI
Image: A file picture of injured dairy farmer Pehlu Khan after he was lynched. He died as a result of his injuries.
"The body has been sent for post-mortem and a case has been registered. One suspect has been taken into custody. According to the preliminary report, the involvement of four or five persons is also be possible. We will take strict action against the culprit, be it Hindu or Muslim," Kataria told ANI.
The minister also informed that one person has been arrested, adding five others could also be involved in the incident.
On
Sunday, three Muslim youth were allegedly beaten up and one of them was
shot dead by suspected cow vigilantes in Rajasthan's Alwar district
while they were transporting cows from Haryana's Mewat district to
Bharatpur in Rajasthan.
This is second such incident in Alwar in past seven months.
In April, a 55-year-old dairy farmer, Pehlu Khan, from Haryana was beaten to death allegedly by cow vigilantes. -- ANI
Image: A file picture of injured dairy farmer Pehlu Khan after he was lynched. He died as a result of his injuries.
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