MP MINISTER SAYS NO BAJRANG DAL LINK IN TRIBALS’ LYNCHING CASE

BHOPAL: Days after two tribal men were lynched over suspicion of cow slaughter in Madhya Pradesh’s Seoni, home minister Narottam Mishra on Thursday said primary probe revealed that the meat recovered from the possession of the deceased was beef and there was no involvement of Bajrang Dal activists in the act.

“During the course of primary investigation, it was learnt that the meat which was recovered from the possession of the deceased was that of a cow. The evidence also suggests that no members of Bajrang Dal were involved in the crime,” Mishra said.

The remarks came amid the opposition Congress’s allegation that the attackers belong to Bajrang Dal. A local town inspector, GS Uike, also said that three of the 13 people who were arrested belonged to Bajrang Dal while six belonged to Ram Sena, a local right-wing organisation.

Kumar Prateek, Seoni SP, dismissed Uike’s statement. “As of now, the accused were not found to be associated with any organisation,” he said. Two tribal men died after they were assaulted by a group of 15-20 people over suspicion of cow slaughter on Tuesday.