50-Year-Old Muslim Man Beaten to Death in Rajasthan’s Alwar

New Delhi, 02 Feb 2021 [Fik/News Sources]: A 50–year-old Muslim man was beaten to death in Rajasthan’s Alwar district on the night of January-30-31.

The victim has been identified as Deen Mohammed, a resident of Khairthal in Alwar district.

According to the police, the body of Mohammed was found after they received information about the villagers apprehending someone for cow theft.

“We had received information late last night from villagers that someone had come to steal cows and he has been apprehended. In the morning, villagers told us that a body was found lying inside a hut. Mohammed used to work here and he guarded the fields, warding off wild animals that would damage crops,” sub-inspector Satya Narayan, Harsora police station, Bhiwadi police district was quoted saying by Indian Express.

“Family members of Mohammed have lodged an FIR, alleging that he was beaten to death with sticks and other weapons. Four people have been named as accused in the FIR. The post-mortem of the body was done and a team from the forensic science laboratory was also present,” said Narayan.

Family members are clueless about the reasons for killing Mohmmed. Nawab Khan, a relative of Mohammed, said the victim was a father to six children and was living in Harsora for some time.

“Mohammed had gone to the house of one of the accused to put his phone for charging its battery. Within 10 minutes, he was murdered. We don’t know the reason of the murder. The people who have been named as accused by Mohammed’s son Qayum include Sajjan Singh Yadav, Jagdish, Khushiram Dhobi, Rajendra Singh Rajput and Banarasi Prajapat. Qayum also lived with his father. He has said that at the time of the incident, he heard the cries of his father who was murdered,” Khan told Indian Express.

He added there were also reports that Mohammed was locked in a bathroom.

Bhiwadi superintendent of police Ram Moorty Joshi rejected the motive of the cow being behind Mohmmed’s killing and said that the main accused in the case had been detained.

“We are waiting for the post-mortem report. The main accused in the case is Khushiram Dhobi who has been detained along with a few other suspects. Prima facie, the motive behind the murder doesn’t appear to be related to cow,” Joshi said.