Delhi Police arrested four people on Thursday in the case of cow vigilantism in Delhi. A madrasa teacher and a tempo driver were assaulted brutally by suspected cow vigilantes in outer Delhi’s Kanjhawala area on Wednesday.
The victims, identified as Hafiz Abdul Khalid, 25 and Ali Hassan, 35, were on their way to dump and dispose of the carcasses of animals sacrificed on Bakra-Eid, celebrated on Tuesday. They were intercepted and thrashed by suspected gau rakshaks on Mundka road. A 14-year-old boy was also with the victims but he fortunately escaped the wrath of cow vigilantes.
The victims were admitted to a government hospital but later had to be shifted to a private hospital in outer Delhi. Their condition was critical but stable.
The victims had taken requisite permission from the local police station for the sacrifice of buffalo. Cow slaughter is prohibited in Delhi and police is entitled to take action if such a matter is reported to them. For sacrifice of other cattle, a fit-for-slaughter certificate is given by the administration. The victims had followed the requisite procedure.
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The four accused arrested by police were identified as Naveen, Raju, Devesh and Abhishek. Naveen, Raju and Devesh live in Rani Khera area while Abhishek is a resident of Rasoolpur. Both these villages are near the spot where victims were assaulted.
(Sourced from agencies, Feature image courtesy:cobrapost.com)
