NHRC issues notice to Rajasthan govt on lynching of Muslim man, seeks action report

New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission on Thursday issued a notice to the Rajasthan government in connection with the death of a Muslim man who was brutally thrashed up by a group of cow vigilantes in Alwar district of Rajasthan.

The rights panel took suo motu cognizance of media reports that on April 1, 2017 in Behror area of Alwar on National Highway-8 in Rajasthan, a group of so called Gau Rakshaks attacked some persons calling them as cattle smugglers, though several media reports claimed that they were dairy farmers carrying cows. 

The cows had been legally purchased under a receipt and stamp of Jaipur Municipal Corporation, a report claimed. 

The brutal assault on five men resulted in the death of a man named Pehlu Khan. 

Shockingly, the Rajasthan Police registered an FIR against the victims of assualt for illegally transporting the cattle. 

The commission has issued a notice to the chief secretary, Rajasthan calling for a detailed report in the matter along with action taken against the perpetrators. 

A notice has also been issued to the union home secretary, calling for a response as to what steps have been taken or proposed to be taken by the Centre to deal with such incidents in the country. The response is expected within four weeks.