MAN KILLED BY COW VIGILANTES IN ALWAR HAD VALID PERMITS

JAIPUR : A group of five men attacked by so-called gau rakshaks in Rajasthan had valid permits for transport of cows and calves, the family member of one of the injured men said Wednesday, two days after one of them succumbed to injuries.

The vigilantes accused the men of taking the cows for illegal slaughter.

ALWAR:Under pressure following the death of 55-year-old Pehlu Khan in an attack by cow protection activists on Saturday, the Rajasthan police registered a murder case against the attackers and announced a reward of ₹5,000 for anybody providing information on the suspects.

“We have registered a case against the attackers on the basis of a statement provided by Pehlu Khan before he died. The culpable homicide case has now been converted to that of murder,” said Alwar SP Rahul Prakash. He named Om Yadav, Hukum Chand Yadav, Sudhir Yadav, Jagmal Yadav, Naveen Sharma and Rahul Saini as suspects in the FIR. On Wednesday night, police held three other men — Vipin Yadav, Ravindra Yadav and Kalu Ram Yadav in connection with the brutal attack.

A case has also been lodged against 200 unidentified people, he said, adding that three teams – comprising officers from six police stations – have been constituted to arrest them. The teams are led by Behror circle officer.

Police said they had arrested 11 people and rescued 28 bovines a little before the attack took place. “The cattle were being transported in six vans. While police intercepted four of them, two were attacked,” said an officer.