Alwar Mob Attack

The fourth accused has been arrested in connection with the mob attack of Rakbar Khan on the suspicion of cow smuggling in Rajasthan's Alwar district last year, police said.

More 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.

Three men arrested after the death of a man beaten up in Rajasthan's Alwar on suspicion of cattle smuggling in July were charged with murder by the police on Friday. The police, however, said 28-year-old Rakbar Khan's death was not a case of mob lynching.

After an NDTV investigation showed an accused in the mob killing of Alwar dairy farmer Pehlu Khan bragging about the attack

The Haryana government on Thursday said Rakbar Khan alias Akbar from Nuh district of the state fell victim to mob attack in Rajasthan "on mere suspicion of cow smuggling" and announced a total aid of Rs 8 lakh to the next of kin.

Rajasthan minister Gulab Chand Kataria today met the family of Rakbar Khan - the man who died in Alwar after facing attack from a violent mob who suspected him of cattle smuggling - and announced a compensation of 1.25 lakh for them. The action was a first. Last year, after the death of dairy farmer Pehlu Khan in Alwar in similar circumstances, the...

A man attacked by a mob of cow vigilantes in Rajasthan's Alwar on Friday had died in police custody, the state home minister said today, after NDTV reported that the police had taken the critically wounded man to hospital after a three-hour delay. The government says it will order a judicial inquiry into the matter.

Days after a man was allegedly beaten to death by cow vigilantes in Alwar, a BJP legislator has accused people from the victim's Meo community of being involved in crime in the district and said he had already banned them from his office.

The death of a man at the hands of a mob in Alwar found resonance for a second day in parliament today as the opposition attacked the government over the wave of hatred sweeping the country. While in Rajya Sabha, the Trinamool Congress demanded a law to prevent killings by cow vigilantes, Dalit leader Mayawati accused the BJP of "allowing innocent ...

The man attacked by a mob of cow vigilantes in Rajasthan's Alwar died of shock after suffering injuries all over his body from a "blunt weapon or object", a post-mortem report has said.

Alwar Mob Attack: BJP lawmaker Gyan Dev Ahuja today said lower rank policemen were being targeted to shield senior officers in the case of alleged lynching of 28-year-old Rakbar Khan in Alwar and demanded a judicial inquiry into the case.

After lapses by the police in getting medical care for the mob attack victim in Rajasthan's Alwar sparked political ripples, action has been taken against an officer and four constables involved in the matter.

A photograph of Rakbar Khan -- the man who died in Rajasthan's Alwar allegedly after being beaten up by cow vigilantes -- sitting upright inside a police car has raised further questions about the role of the police in the attack.

One of the policemen accused of taking three hours to take a critically wounded mob attack victim to hospital in Rajasthan's Alwar on Friday admitted today to the inexplicable delay and said, "I made a mistake". No action has been taken against him till now. Rakbar Khan and his friend Aslam were attacked late at night when they were walking with tw...

Home Minister Rajnath Singh will head a ministerial panel to look into new laws to curb incidents of mob lynching, the government announced on Monday. The ministers' panel will submit its report to Prime Minister Narendra Modi based on the recommendations of a high-level committee led by the Union Home Secretary.

The fourth accused has been arrested in connection with the mob attack of Rakbar Khan on the suspicion of cow smuggling in Rajasthan's Alwar district last year, police said.

More 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.

Three men arrested after the death of a man beaten up in Rajasthan's Alwar on suspicion of cattle smuggling in July were charged with murder by the police on Friday. The police, however, said 28-year-old Rakbar Khan's death was not a case of mob lynching.

After an NDTV investigation showed an accused in the mob killing of Alwar dairy farmer Pehlu Khan bragging about the attack

The Haryana government on Thursday said Rakbar Khan alias Akbar from Nuh district of the state fell victim to mob attack in Rajasthan "on mere suspicion of cow smuggling" and announced a total aid of Rs 8 lakh to the next of kin.

Rajasthan minister Gulab Chand Kataria today met the family of Rakbar Khan - the man who died in Alwar after facing attack from a violent mob who suspected him of cattle smuggling - and announced a compensation of 1.25 lakh for them. The action was a first. Last year, after the death of dairy farmer Pehlu Khan in Alwar in similar circumstances, the...

A man attacked by a mob of cow vigilantes in Rajasthan's Alwar on Friday had died in police custody, the state home minister said today, after NDTV reported that the police had taken the critically wounded man to hospital after a three-hour delay. The government says it will order a judicial inquiry into the matter.

Days after a man was allegedly beaten to death by cow vigilantes in Alwar, a BJP legislator has accused people from the victim's Meo community of being involved in crime in the district and said he had already banned them from his office.

The death of a man at the hands of a mob in Alwar found resonance for a second day in parliament today as the opposition attacked the government over the wave of hatred sweeping the country. While in Rajya Sabha, the Trinamool Congress demanded a law to prevent killings by cow vigilantes, Dalit leader Mayawati accused the BJP of "allowing innocent ...

The man attacked by a mob of cow vigilantes in Rajasthan's Alwar died of shock after suffering injuries all over his body from a "blunt weapon or object", a post-mortem report has said.

Alwar Mob Attack: BJP lawmaker Gyan Dev Ahuja today said lower rank policemen were being targeted to shield senior officers in the case of alleged lynching of 28-year-old Rakbar Khan in Alwar and demanded a judicial inquiry into the case.

After lapses by the police in getting medical care for the mob attack victim in Rajasthan's Alwar sparked political ripples, action has been taken against an officer and four constables involved in the matter.

A photograph of Rakbar Khan -- the man who died in Rajasthan's Alwar allegedly after being beaten up by cow vigilantes -- sitting upright inside a police car has raised further questions about the role of the police in the attack.

One of the policemen accused of taking three hours to take a critically wounded mob attack victim to hospital in Rajasthan's Alwar on Friday admitted today to the inexplicable delay and said, "I made a mistake". No action has been taken against him till now. Rakbar Khan and his friend Aslam were attacked late at night when they were walking with tw...

Home Minister Rajnath Singh will head a ministerial panel to look into new laws to curb incidents of mob lynching, the government announced on Monday. The ministers' panel will submit its report to Prime Minister Narendra Modi based on the recommendations of a high-level committee led by the Union Home Secretary.