Alwar mob lynching: Rajasthan police closes probe against six accused in Pehlu Khan's killing

The Rajasthan police have reportedly closed the investigation against six accused arrested in the killing of dairy farmer Pehlu Khan in Alwar district of the state.

Police have closed investigations into six people named by Pehlu Khan before his death in a mob attack in April, reported Hindustan Times.

Pehlu Khan and four others were attacked allegedly by the cow vigilantes in Alwar's Behror while they were on their way to Haryana after purchasing cattle in Rajasthan's Ramgarh on April 1.

55-year-old Khan succumbed to his injuries at a hospital on April 3, following which the local police arrested several persons in connection with the alleged smuggling and the killing.

The report said that the police have cleared the six men – three of whom are linked to Hindu right-wing organisations.

The statements of witnesses in the case including policemen and the employees of the Rath Gaushala indicate that none of the accused was present at the time of the attack, the daily said quoting report.

“Based on the findings of the investigating officer, it is hereby recommended that the names of the six accused be removed from the case as they have been found not guilty,” the report said. 

The police have also cancelled the reward on the six people as the CID-CB investigation has found that they had no involvement in the crime.

The Alwar lynching case was echoed in both the houses of Parliament after the Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi denied the occurrence of any such incident and said that it did not happen.