5 cow vigilantes have been arrested and a couple of minors detained in Haryana
New Delhi:
5 cow vigilantes have been arrested and two minors have been detained in Haryana’s Charkhi Dadri for allegedly killing a person over suspicion that he had consumed beef.
The accused suspected that Sabir Malik, a labourer who had come to Haryana from Bihar, had consumed beef, and they also plotted to kill him, the police mentioned.
The suspects referred to as Malik and one other labourer to a store beneath the pretext of promoting empty plastic bottles for scrap on August 27. There, the seven accused thrashed the 2 labourers.
A video of the beatings had gone viral on social media. Whereas Malik died of accidents, the opposite employee is being handled in a hospital, the police mentioned.
“Some folks referred to as police on August 27 over suspicion that beef was being cooked at a slum. The police got here and took samples of the meat and despatched them to a lab. Nonetheless, later, the suspects took two of the labourers away and thrashed them,” police officer Bharat Bhushan mentioned.
He mentioned the police will examine the case and take motion. The 5 arrested males are Abhishek, Mohit, Ravinder, Kamaljit and Sahil.
