MP who was transporting cattle in Rajasthan was thrashed to loss of life by ‘cow protectors’

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A 25-year-old man from Madhya Pradesh was killed and one other injured in Rajasthan’s Chittorgarh district when a mob of suspected cow vigilantes stopped a truck and attacked them, police mentioned on Monday.

“On the intervening night time of June 13 and 14, two individuals in Chittorgarh district had been taking cows to Madhya Pradesh. The mob attacked them and one particular person died throughout remedy on the hospital. Additional DGP (Crime) Ravi Prakash Mehrda mentioned {that a} case of homicide has been registered.

Police mentioned the 2 males who had been attacked had been residents of Jhabua district in Madhya Pradesh and had come to Rajasthan to purchase bullocks for agricultural work. “The deceased has been recognized as 25-year-old Babu Bhil. The second particular person injured has been recognized as Pintu Bhil. The Chittorgarh police have detained round eight folks and are interrogating them. Soon the accused will probably be recognized and arrested.

Preliminary investigation reveals the involvement of cow vigilantes. “Two men had come to Raita village in Chittorgarh to buy bulls, which they were taking back in a truck when they were attacked around midnight. Preliminary investigation reveals that the accused were cow vigilantes. They continued to attack the two with sticks and other weapons for about an hour before the police arrived and they fled,” mentioned Trupti Vijayvargiya, Additional SP, Chittorgarh. “Preliminary investigation suggests that the bulls were procured for agricultural use.”

According to Babu’s brother-in-law Bagirath Maida, the household had eight bighas of agricultural land and wanted two oxen. Babu, who labored on his farm, would additionally work as a farm laborer in Rajasthan’s Raita village for higher pay – the day by day wage in Raita is Rs 200, whereas that in Jhabua is Rs 150.

Bagirath mentioned, “A man in Raita who had a field near Babu’s working farm had agreed to sell his two bullocks to Babu.”

Babu took a mortgage of Rs 40,000 in Jhabua and on Saturday left for Raita together with Pintu (21) to purchase the animals. He was to return on Sunday. “We tried calling him on Sunday night but his cellphone was switched off. It was only on Monday that we got to know from the police that he had died,” mentioned Bagirath.

Babu is survived by his spouse, a six-year-old daughter and a three-year-old son.

Ratan Singh, SHO of Begun police station in Chittorgarh district mentioned that two males had been carrying three bullocks after they had been attacked. Police mentioned Babu died throughout remedy, whereas Pintu’s situation is secure. –With inputs from Iram Siddiqui, Bhopal

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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS

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