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Man beaten by cow vigilantes in Alwar dies of injuries

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Press Trust of India Jaipur
Last Updated : Apr 05 2017 | 4:07 PM IST
A man who was assaulted by vigilantes on the suspicion of cow smuggling has died at a hospital in Alwar district of Rajasthan, police said today.
The deceased, Pehlu Khan, and three others were beaten up by the vigilantes on Saturday while they were transporting cows in six vehicles to Haryana.
The victims were admitted to a hospital where Khan died on Monday night. The postmortem was conducted yesterday, SHO Behror, Ramesh Sinsinwar, said.
A case was registered against the assailants but no arrest has been made so far, he said.
In Jaipur, Rajasthan Home Minister Gulab Chand Kataria said that though the smuggling of cows for slaughter is prohibited in the state, no one has the right to take the law into their hands.
He assured that appropriate action would be taken against the vigilantes.

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First Published: Apr 05 2017 | 4:07 PM IST

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