The large group of gau rakshaks (cow protectors) had attacked Khan and four others while they were transporting cattle along the Alwar highway on Saturday. Read moreRajasthan home minister Gulab Chand Kataria justified the attack by ‘gau rakshaks’ saying that both parties were to be blamed for Pehlu Khan’s death. “We had registered a case against the attackers on the basis of a statement provided by Pehlu Khan before his death. Prakash named Om Yadav, Hukum Chand Yadav, Sudhir Yadav, Jagmal Yadav, Naveen Sharma and Rahul Saini as suspects in the FIR. While police intercepted four of them, two were attacked by the gau rakshaks,” said an officer on the condition of anonymity.

Source: Hindustan Times April 05, 2017 09:39 UTC