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Haryana Lynching: A migrant worker from West Bengal was allegedly beaten to death by members of a ‘cow protection’ group in Charkhi Dadri district of Haryana. According to the police, the victim, Sabir Malik, was lynched by the cow vigilantes who suspected him of having consumed beef.
A senior police officer said the incident took place on August 27 when the five accused, identified as Abhishek, Mohit, Ravinder, Kamaljit and Sahil, called Malik to a shop on the pretense of selling him empty plastic bottles.
The accused men, who are part of a cow vigilante group, suspected that Malik had eaten beef and viciously assaulted him when he arrived at the shop, the officer said, adding that after some people intervened, the attackers took the victim to another location where they beat him to death.
The deceased, Sabir Malik, originally a resident of West Bengal, was a rag picker who collected waste and rags for a living, and lived a shanty near Bandhra village in Charkhi Dadri district, the police said, adding that all five accused have been arrested.
Two juveniles have also been apprehended in the matter, they said.
Police have registered a case under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) against the accused and further investigation in the matter is underway, said an official.
(With PTI inputs)
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