Two ‘cattle thieves’ lynched in Assam

Guwahati, April 30

In a first case of cow vigilantes going to the extremes in Assam, a mob today allegedly lynched two men in Nagaon district suspecting them to be cattle thieves.

Senior police officials said the men, aged 20-25 years, were severely beaten up by the mob, which alleged they were involved in cow theft.

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“The mob thrashed them with sticks while chasing them for about 1.5 km,” the SP said, adding that the men were identified and their parents have lodged a complaint with the police. An FIR has been lodged and investigation is on, the SP said, adding that no arrest has been so far.

Asked if it is a case of “cow vigilantism”, the senior official said a lot of cattle theft incidents have happened in Nagaon. “In this case, some people saw the two men trying to take away cows from the field and called more people from the village. When a large crowd gathered, they started thrashing them badly,” he said.

The SP has assured an “impartial inquiry”. — PTI