Son of lynching victim shot at in Rajasthan

Pehlu Khan was lynched by a mob last year on the suspicion of smuggling cows

Unidentified assailants yesterday opened fire at a car in which the son of Rajasthan lynching victim Pehlu Khan, Irshad, and other key witnesses in the 2017 case were travelling, officials said.

They were on their way to a court in Rajasthan’s Behrod for a hearing.

Pehlu Khan was lynched by a mob last year on the suspicion of smuggling cows.

Irshad has lodged a complaint in Alwar alleging “some unidentified miscreants opened fire on their car while they were on their way to Behrod to appear for a hearing”.

He was accompanied by key witnesses in the case who were to appear in the court to register their statement.

Those in the car included Ajmat, Rafeeq, Areef and human rights activist Asad.

Irshad said at around 9am, a black car, having no number plate, overtook them and one of its occupants called them to say that they should not go to depose as witnesses in the case.

Also, they were asked to stop the car but, when they did not, they were shot at.

Soon after, the assailants went towards the Behrod side while Pehlu Khan’s son and the witnesses went back to Alwar.