Monday (September 23): In a shocking incident happened in Jharkhand’s Khunti district, a differently-abled man was killed and two others were seriously injured when a mob allegedly thrashed them on suspicion of slaughtering a cow, police said today.
“Local residents allegedly saw Kalantus Barla, Fagu Kacchap and Phillip Horo with the carcass of a cow near a river at Jaltanga village on Sunday and beat them up. While Barla died on the way to the hospital, Kacchap and Horo are being treated at the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences in Ranchi”, a police officer said.
According to the information provided by police, five persons have been detained for questioning in connection with the incident, following which villagers gheraoed Karra police station on Sunday demanding their release.
The villagers ended their gherao after Sub-divisional Police Officer Rushabh Jha assured them that the detained persons would be released if they were found innocent.
Meanwhile DIG Amol Venukat Homkar told, “During inspection of the spot, police did not find any carcass but there was evidence that the persons were beaten up by the mob.”
He further said, “Five persons have been detained and preliminary investigation has found their involvement in the incident. The process of identification is on.”
