There were five-six cases against Tahir in Bharatpur and Dausa districts of Rajasthan and one case of cow-smuggling against Umar at the Govindgarh police station of Alwar, which was registered in 2012, Alwar SP Rahul Prakash said.
The past crime records of another accomplice of the duo, Javed, were yet to be ascertained, he said, adding that the police in the neighbouring states were asked to check the criminal antecedents of the trio.
There was an exchange of fire between the trio and alleged cow vigilantes at Alwar, in which Umar died, Tahir received injuries, while Javed managed to flee, the police said.
Umar's body was found on the railway tracks at Ramgarh in Alwar district. His relatives and social activists subsequently alleged that he was killed by cow vigilantes.
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The incident was also dubbed as a re-run of the Pehlu Khan lynching, which was reported from the state in April.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and social activists took out a "justice march" today from the Muslim Musafirkhana to the chief minister's residence here, demanding an appropriate action against those found guilty in the case.
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