‘People’s sentiments are attached to cow, CM Naib Saini said on the migrant worker being beaten to death on suspicion of eating beef

A case of beating to death of a migrant labourer from West Bengal has come to light in Badhra village of Charkhi Dadri district of Haryana. It is alleged that the people of the cow protection group beat up the victim on suspicion of eating beef. However, the police have arrested 5 accused of the cow protection group in this case. Apart from these, 2 minor accused have also been arrested. This incident took place on 27 August.

Haryana CM Naib Singh Saini’s statement has also come out regarding this incident of Charkhi-Dadri. He said that we have made a strict law for the protection of mother cow. There is no compromise for this. People have faith in mother cow. Their emotions are attached. When such information comes, the people of the village react. CM Saini said that I emphasize that such incidents of lynching are unfortunate and should not happen.

Police said that the people of the cow protection group suspected that the victim had eaten beef, in this case, Abhishek, Mohit, Ravinder, Kamaljit and Sahil of the cow protection group called the victim Sabir Malik to a shop on the pretext of selling empty plastic bottles and then beat him up. According to the police, after the intervention of some people, all the accused took the victim Sabir Malik to another place and beat him up again. Due to which he died.

Police said that Sabir Malik lived in a slum near Badhra village in Charkhi Dadri district and collected garbage and waste for livelihood. Police said that a case has been registered against the accused under sections of the Indian Penal Code (BNS).