All six men accused of killing Pehlu Khan in 2017 have been acquitted by a court in Rajasthan. The judge found several contradictions in the evidence presented in court and the charges were cleared on the benefit of doubt.
In April 2017, Pehlu Khan was transporting cattle with six others after buying them at a cattle fair in Jaipur to Haryana when he was stopped on the highway and brutally beaten by a group of men who suspected him of carrying beef.
The incident was caught and camera and the footage helped police identify the accused. Three of the people identified were underage and have been out on bail.
Here are the highlights on the Pehlu Khan case:
Our State Government has enacted law against mob lynching in first week of August 2019.
- Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) August 14, 2019
We are committed to ensuring justice for family of late Sh Pehlu Khan.
State Government will file appeal against order of ADJ.
Pehlu Khan Mob Lynching Case: Why Eye-Witness Video, NDTV Sting Were Dismissed By Alwar CourtMore than two years after a mob was caught on camera beating dairy farmer Pehlu Khan to death, a court in Rajasthan has acquitted six of the men seen in a video of the attack that was one of the key evidences of the prosecution
It's a judgment of a Court of Law & we must respect it, but the govt has a duty to prosecute effectively. Now, the govt must file an appeal & seek conviction, sentencing in a time-bound manner
- Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) August 14, 2019
Pehlu Khan Death: 6 Accused Of Beating Pehlu Khan To Death AcquittedAll six men accused of beating Pehlu Khan to death in 2017, a gruesome incident that was caught on camera, have been acquitted by a court in Rajasthan. The accused men were cleared on the benefit of doubt
