Four people have been arrested accused arrested in Palwal lynching incident where a Muslim teen was stabbed to death by a group of men.
Junaid (17) was stabbed to death while his brothers - Hashim and Sakir - were injured by a mob which also allegedly hurled slurs against them on-board the Delhi-Mathura passenger train between Ballabgarh and Mathura stations last week.
The police on Saturday arrested one person in connection with a case wherein a youth was murdered after a scuffle broke out in a train over a seat here.
However, the accused, who was arrested earlier, claimed that he did not stab the victim, but confessed to have been intoxicated during the incident.
“It was another person who stabbed the man, not me. Yes, I agree I had consumed alcohol, but did not attack the man or taunt him on eating beef as claimed,” the accused said.
Earlier, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today condemned the brutal killing of a Muslim youth onboard a Mathura-bound train and said that efforts were on to nab the other accused in the case. "1 person arrested, search on for 3 others. Family have been given financial aid of Rs 10 lakh," he told ANI
The victim's family was yesterday given a cheque of Rs 5 lakh by the District Red Cross while Wakf Board chairman announced another Rs 5 lakh and a job to one of Jallaludin's sons.
On Wednesday, Union Minister Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu, too, condemned Junaid's lynching, and sought action against the culprits.
"Any incident of such nature is condemnable. It is brutal, atrocious. It will not be acceptable at all. People who are responsible for the same should be identified and dealt very firmly," Naidu told reporters here.
Stressing that what happened in the case of Junaid was "totally wrong", the information and broadcasting minister said nobody can "take law into their hands whatever may be the reason".
"I hope the concerned local agencies conduct an inquiry and take appropriate action," he said.
Meanwhile, a social media campaign called 'Not in My Name' will see people stage a silent protest in several cities to condemn Junaid's murder. Citizen protests will be held in Delhi, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Thiruvananthapuram and Bengaluru simultaneously on June 28, the filmmaker, Saba Dewan behind the drive, said, adding that it reflected the "anger and grief" of the people.
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