ALWAR: A suspected cow smuggler was tied to a pole and beaten up in Alwar’s Kairthal by locals, a video of which has gone viral on social media.
Cops have arrested the alleged cow smuggler and are looking for his accomplices. Four people, who were seen in the video thrashing the smuggler, were also arrested.
Alwar police arrested 34-year-old Ansaar Khan under the Rajasthan Bovine Animal Act and are looking for two others who were with him.
According to officials, on December 5, villagers found that Khan along with his accomplices was smuggling cattle and while they caught him, the others managed to escape.
After catching Khan, the villagers tied him to a cemented pole and the video showed that a few locals were thrashing him with shoes and slippers while he was asking to be let off. After beating him up, the villagers handed him over to local police.
On December 6, Khan lodged a case against the villagers for beating him up and police arrested Pappu Ram (34), Pratap Singh (62), Harpal Singh (29), and Satnam Singh (30). The incident is of Girwas village in Kairthal.
Alwar has been infamous for cases of lynching of alleged cow smugglers.
Three years ago, Pehlu Khan (55), a dairy farmer from Nuh district of Haryana, his two sons and some others were intercepted and attacked by cow vigilantes near Behror on April 1, 2017. Pehlu succumbed to his injuries on April 4 in a private hospital in Alwar.
A year later, Rakbar Khan and his accomplice Aslam Khan were attacked by cow vigilantes in the wee hours of July 21, 2018, in Lalawandi village in Ramgarh block of Alwar district. While Aslam managed to save his life, Rakbar was lynched and a police patrol party reached the spot which took him to the hospital. He later succumbed to injuries.
Stay updated with the latest news on Times of India. Don't miss daily games like Crossword, Sudoku, and Mini Crossword.