Vigilantes thrash four for ‘smuggling cow’

Cow vigilantes and a policeman thrashed four youths in Betul district on suspicion of being involved in smuggling of cows.

The incident took place at Dulhara village, about 110 kilometers away from the district headquarters of Betul on Friday, but it came to light when a video clip of the same went viral on social media on Tuesday.

According to sub-divisional officer of police Bhanisdehi Prem Singh Thakur, the youths

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RENDERING THOUSANDS WORKERS UNEMPLOYED. THE YOUTHS, ALL RESIDENTS OF RAHAT VILLAGE IN HARDA DISTRICT, WERE TAKING A BATH IN A RIVER WHEN VILLAGERS THRASHED THEM LEVELLING ALLEGATIONS OF COW SMUGGLING.

Suresh Meena, Mohd Sameer, Roopsingh and Mohd Afzal, residents of Rahat village in Harda district, were taking a bath in a river near Dulhariya village when some villagers thrashed them levelling allegations of cow smuggling.

Earlier, the villagers had spotted 18 cattle heads at a tribal’s house and they thought these were smuggled by the youths.

Hands of the youths were tied and they were beaten up by cow vigilantes.

The policeman who also beat up the youths is yet to be identified.

The cop booked the youths on the charges of cow smuggling and sent them to jail but after the video clip went viral on social media on Tuesday a report under Sections 341, 147, 294 and 323 of IPC was lodged by the village chowkidar against the cow vigilantes — Shyam, Manak, Sundar Parate and others.

Additional superintendent of police Ghyanshyam Malviya said the police were investigating the matter.

However, no arrest had been made so far in connection with the second FIR.

On policeman’s assistance to the cow vigilantes he said action would be taken against anyone found guilty in the matter.