Five brutally beaten by gau rakshaks in Rajasthan, 1 dead

Despite producing the documents that the cow were purchased, the gau rakshaks affiliated with the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal attacked the group as they suspected him of smuggling cows.

Jaipur: A 55-year-old Muslim man from Haryana was brutally beaten to death by gau rakshaks in Rajasthan's Alwar district on Tuesday.

Pehlu Khan and others were injured after a mob attacked them as they suspected him of smuggling cows through Rajasthan. Khan succumbed to his injuries on Monday night. Since then, no arrests were made in the case till Wednesday morning.

According to the reports, Khan and others were returning from a fair in Jaipur where they had reportedly purchased a few cows.

The incident happened on April 1 after gau rakshaks affiliated with the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal stopped their vehicle on NH 8, alleging that they were illegally transporting cows.

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