Muslim Man Beaten To Death Over Suspicion Of Cow Smuggling In India

A man was beaten to death by a mob on Friday late night after he was accused of cow smuggling in the Alwar district of Rajasthan, Times of India reported on Saturday.

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 21st Jul, 2018 ) :A man was beaten to death by a mob on Friday late night after he was accused of cow smuggling in the Alwar district of Rajasthan, Times of India reported on Saturday.

According to reports, 28-year-old Akbar Khan who was a resident of Kolgaon in Haryana and another man who has been identified as Aslam were taking two cows to their village through a forest area near Lalawandi village in the district's Ramgarh region when a group of people severely thrashed him, station house officer (SHO) Subhash Sharma said.

"They were taking two cows on foot sometime between 12 -1 am last night when villagers stopped them. However, they tried to run away and the mob chased them and caught them. While Akbar was assaulted, Aslam managed to escape," Sharma said, adding that "Akbar succumbed to his injuries."We retrieved two cows and sent to a nearby gaushala. We have also registered an FIR, he added.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje condemned the incident and assured that strict action will be taken against the perpetrators.No arrests have been made in the case yet.