Muslim truck driver in Bihar lynched by mob over beef suspicion
Patna: Seven people were arrested after a 55-year-old Muslim man was lynched by a mob on the suspicion that he was transporting animal bones to a licensed factory for medical uses in Saran district on Wednesday night.
The deceased, identified as Mohammad Zahiruddin, worked in a bone factory and was on his way to work when his container truck broke down due to mechanical issues. A group of around 40 cow vigilantes came there to help but forced Zahiruddin to open the vehicle on finding that a foul smell was emanating from it.
The mob brutally thrashed Zahiruddin after they found bones in the truck and suspected him of transporting beef. The police stated that he was rushed to a hospital but succumbed to injuries during treatment. The body of the deceased was given to the family after the post mortem.
“We promptly took action and arrested seven persons in this connection,” Gaurav Mangla, Superintendent of Police, told The Indian Express. The seven arrested are identified as Mohit Kumar Singh, Pawan Kumar Singh, Prince Kumar Singh, Prabhat Kumar, Rishu Kumar Singh, Rohit Kumar and Vishal Kumar Singh, all of whom are students.
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'Contract killing' plot busted in Thane; victim's brother among four held
Thane (PTI): The Thane police have uncovered a "contract killing" plot and arrested four persons, including the victim's younger brother, who allegedly hired the assailants and lodged the complaint to mislead investigators and hide his role in the murder, officials said on Sunday.
The victim, identified as Paresh Tolaram Patil (40), was hacked to death on May 12 over a property dispute, and his brother allegedly paid Rs 10 lakh to the contract killers, an official said.
The same day, Naresh Tolaram Patil (37), an auto-rickshaw driver residing in the Bhiwandi area of Maharashtra's Thane district, lodged a police complaint alleging that his elder brother Paresh had been murdered by unidentified persons.
According to Naresh, his brother was riding his motorcycle to work at Vasai in neighbouring Palghar district when the unidentified assailants intercepted him and assaulted him with sharp weapons, in-charge Superintendent of Police Anmol Mittal said.
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Following the complaint, the Ganeshpuri police registered a case of murder on May 13.
The investigation teams examined several CCTV recordings along the suspected escape routes and used advanced technical surveillance.
The police then traced the registration plate of a vehicle allegedly used by the assailants, leading to the arrest of three alleged contract killers -- Rakesh Bhagwan Patil (37), Premjit Madhukar Gharat (38), and Daksh Bhanukant Bhoir (24) -- from Palghar, the official said.
"During intense interrogation, the three persons confessed to their involvement in the killing. They revealed that the plot was masterminded by the victim's brother, Naresh Patil, who had lodged the initial police complaint to misguide the law enforcement agencies," he said.
According to the official, Naresh Patil confessed to hatching the conspiracy due to an ongoing property dispute with his elder brother and that he had offered Rs 10 lakh to the three accused to eliminate Paresh.
Naresh Patil has also been arrested, and a further probe is underway into the case, they added.
