Bareilly, Aug 30: A youth who was home from United Arab Emirates where he worked as a tailor was lynched in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district by a group of cow-terrorists, locally known as gau rakshaks.
Shahrukh, 20, was beaten to death on Wednesday night in Bholapur Hadoliya village under the Cantt police station area on suspicion that he had stolen a buffalo, police said on Thursday.
According to the family members and friends of Shahrukh he never indulged in any kind of anti-social activities. “They lynched him after levelling a false allegation on him,” they said.
Four people have been arrested in connection with the case, said Superintendent of Police (City) Abhinandan Singh.
Shahrukh and three others had gone out on Wednesday night when a group of locals caught hold of them, suspecting that they had stolen a buffalo. He was thrashed by the group while his friends managed to escape, police said.
He was admitted to hospital in a serious condition and later succumbed to injuries, Shahrukh worked in Dubai as a tailor and had recently come home, Singh said.
According to the post-mortem examination, the severe beating was the cause of death, the SP said. Both sides have lodged FIRs.
Shahrukh's brother has filed a complaint against 20-25 unnamed persons and three of his friends. The side which alleged buffalo theft have also lodged a case, the SP added.
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