Abdul Hamid Shaikh was returning home in Makarkoot village after buying a buffalo from the Batru market and was attacked midway.
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Jammu: Only a few days after a mob murdered cattle traders in Alwar, Rajasthan, the lynching wave has raised its head in Jammu & Kashmir too. An elderly man, whose age is believed to be 65 years, was attacked and beaten up by ‘Gau rakshaks’ in Ramban, Jammu & Kashmir. Abdul Hamid Shaikh was returning home in Makarkoot village after buying a buffalo from the Batru market and was attacked midway.
According to sources, Shaikh had bought a buffalo for his house when three men with a motive to steal money approached him. When Shaikh raised his voice against the thief who snatched his money, they called him a cattle smuggler and a crowd gathered. Men and allegedly even women ‘gau rakshaks’ attacked him. He was beaten but survived and is being currently treated in a hospital in Banihal district. He is said to be safe.
The police have arrested 3 people in relation to this case. The names of the arrested people are Parbat Singh, Sandeep Singh and Dharam Singh.
SSP Mohan Lal said that this incident had nothing to do with cattle smuggling and urged people to not pay attention to rumour mongering and maintain peace. The investigation is ongoing.
Ramban SSP Mohan Lal claimed that attack was the fallout of a tiff between Abdul Hamid and Parbat Singh’s family. “Neither the victim was carrying a cow, nor was there any mob, which could be described as cow vigilantes,” he said.