New Delhi: A 26-year-old migrant worker from West Bengal was brutally beaten to death by a group of cow vigilantes in Charkhi Dadri, Haryana on August 27 (Tuesday), The Hindu reported.
Five individuals have been arrested, and two minors have been detained in connection with the attack. The police have identified the accused — Abhishek, Ravinder, Mohit, Kamaljeet, and Sahil — as members of a cow vigilante gang.
The victim, Sabir, was accused of consuming beef, along with another migrant, Asiruddin from Assam, who was also attacked and is currently receiving medical treatment.
According to the police, the incident occurred on Tuesday when a group of young men lured Sabir and Asiruddin to a bus stand under the pretext of scrap disposal, where they allegedly assaulted both.
As bystanders attempted to intervene, both Sabir and Asiruddin were taken to a different location on motorcycles. Sabir’s lifeless body was later discovered near a canal in Bhandwa village, while Asiruddin was found abandoned at a different site and is currently receiving medical attention in a hospital.
Charkhi Dadri superintendent of police Pooja Vashisth told The Hindu that “the accused were members of a cow vigilante gang and had beaten up the victims because they suspected that they had eaten beef.” Vashisth added that the bystanders who stepped in while the gang attacked the duo recorded a video, but didn’t file a police report.
The victim’s brother-in-law, Sujauddin, has demanded severe punishment for the perpetrators, seeking justice for his deceased relative.
“I was at the police station when I got a call from my sister saying that some men had come and taken along her husband on pretext of selling some scrap. I reported it to the police immediately. He was later found dead near a canal,” Sujauddin, the complainant in the case was quoted as saying by The Hindu.
