My government didn't name Pehlu Khan in charge sheet: Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot
Congress exposed with charge-sheet against Pehlu Khan, says Owaisi
Jaipur, June 29: Amid the row broke over Alwar lynch mob victim Pehlu Khan being named in a charge sheet, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday sought to clarify that the killed dairy farmer was not charged by his government.
Stressing that his Congress is "ideologically committed against any kind of lynching anywhere in the country and our government is vigilant to ensure it will not have happened again", Gehlot, in a series of tweets, said that the "news reported in Indian Express is factually incorrect".
"Name of Late Pehlu Khan is not there in the chargesheet submitted by Rajasthan Police in December 2018. This is a separate case which was registered and investigated under previous government in 2017-18 against (Khan's sons) Mr Arif, Mr Irshad and Mr Khan Mohd (Transporter),
".. since accused name in the chargesheet were not present at the time of the submission in December 2018, the District court accepted the Challan on 24th May 2019. However, our government will see if investigation was done with predetermined intentions," he tweeted.
Meanwhile, Behror SHO Sugandh Singh said that a charge sheet cannot be filed against a dead person, and this one named all those who were with Khan at the time. After investigation, a final file was prepared on December 30, 2018 which was submitted in court on May 24, he added.
Asked if Khan was ever accused, the SHO said: "Those who investigated the case in 2018 can better reply if Pehlu Khan was declared accused in their probe."
Pehlu Khan''s family was shocked at these developments.
His elder son Irshad said: "Our family is quite disappointed to know this. We were hoping that Congress government will withdraw case against us but it's shocking to know that they have filed a charge sheet".
"We were expecting justice from Congress government in state. However, this charge sheet has come like a shock."
Khan was beaten to death on the Jaipur-Delhi Highway in Alwar in April 2017 while he and his sons were bringing cattle bought from a fair in Jaipur to their home in Haryana's Nuh.
AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday said the Congress party''s double standards have been exposed with the filing of a charge-sheet by the Congress-led Rajasthan government against Pehlu Khan, who was beaten to death by cow vigilantes in 2017.
The Hyderabad MP said that instead of ordering a fresh probe into the incident and doing justice to Khan''s family, the Congress government in Rajasthan filed a charge-sheet against the deceased for alleged cow smuggling.
Owaisi told reporters that the whole world knows that Khan and his family were not involved in any such activity but by filing a charge-sheet, the state government had given credence to the allegations.
"This is unfortunate and highly condemnable act by Ashok Gehlot government. This has exposed the double standards of Congress," he said.
Owaisi alleged that while in the opposition the Congress sheds crocodile tears for the minorities, but after coming to power it becomes the exact replica of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and completes the BJP''s unfinished task. He recalled that the Congress had condemned Khan''s lynching by ''gau rakshaks''.
He said the Congress had learnt no lesson from its embarrassing defeat in the recent Lok Sabha elections, especially in Rajasthan.
The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief appealed to the Muslims of Rajasthan to stop supporting the Congress as it always betrayed them. "It betrayed you for 70 years. It will not come to your rescue," he said.
Owaisi said the Muslims of Rajasthan should have an independent political platform instead of backing the Congress. He believed that such a move will strengthen democracy and pluralism.
It's double face of the @INCIndia . I urge the Muslims of Rajasthan to stop supporting Congress which has always betrayed them. @asadowaisi pic.twitter.com/C0v7auj40V
— AIMIM Official (@aimim_national) June 29, 2019
since accused name in the chargesheet were not present at the time of the submission in December 2018, the District court accepted the Challan on 24thmay 2018. However, our government will see if investigation was done with predetermined intentions.
— Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) June 29, 2019
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This is a separate case which was registered and investigated under previous government in 2017-18 against Mr Arif, Mr Irshad and Mr Khan Mohd (Transporter),
— Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) June 29, 2019
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Karnataka: GBA city corporation polls likely between June 14 and 24
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka State Election Commissioner G S Sangreshi on Friday said elections to the five city corporations under the GBA will be held anytime between June 14 and June 24.
He said the exact date for the polls will be announced after a week, asserting that the power to postpone the elections, as requested by GBA authorities, lies with the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court had directed the Karnataka government and the State Election Commission to conduct Bengaluru local body elections by June 30.
On Friday, the SEC held a consultation meeting with the GBA Chief Commissioner and commissioners of the five city corporations regarding the election schedule, as per the provisions of the GBA Act.
“During the meeting, I informed GBA officials that only the election date has to be fixed, as all other measures and formalities for conducting the polls have already been completed,” Sangreshi said.
“They requested the Commission to consider factors such as rains, exams, census work, SIR, and manpower shortages while fixing the date and sought additional time,” he added.
Speaking to reporters after the meeting, he said, “I told them this meeting was not for seeking time. Elections to the five corporations under the GBA must be held before June 30, as directed by the Supreme Court, and a compliance report must be submitted to the court. I do not have the power to postpone the elections as requested.”
The Supreme Court has already given a “final opportunity,” and both the SEC and the government must comply with its directions, the State Election Commissioner said.
He asked GBA officials to suggest suitable dates between June 14 and June 24.
“While stating that they are ready for elections, the officials highlighted operational challenges, including manpower shortages. However, I have informed them that the elections will have to be held between June 14 and June 24. After a week, I will announce the final date,” he said.
Reiterating that he does not have the power to postpone the elections, Sangreshi said the authority rests with the Supreme Court, and elections must be conducted as scheduled.
“We have consulted the GBA as per the rules. It is up to them to suggest a date within the given window. If they need more time, they must approach the court. Our responsibility is to fix the date and complete the polls before June 30,” he said.
The matter regarding manpower and other concerns raised by GBA officials is already before the Supreme Court, and the State Election Commission has also filed a petition in this regard. The case is yet to be heard.
“Since the matter has not come up for hearing, the earlier order remains binding. Therefore, preparations are underway,” he added.
The tenure of the previous elected body under the erstwhile Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) ended on September 10, 2020, and since then, a government-appointed administrator has been managing its day-to-day affairs.
Bengaluru was divided into five municipal corporations—Central, East, West, North, and South—under the Greater Bengaluru Authority in September 2025, replacing the BBMP.
Sangreshi had earlier said that elections to the five corporations would be conducted using ballot papers instead of Electronic Voting Machines.
This follows the Congress government’s decision last September to recommend the use of ballot papers in all future panchayat and urban local body elections, citing concerns over declining public confidence in EVMs.
The state government subsequently enacted the Karnataka Gram Swaraj and Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Act, 2026, paving the way for the use of ballot papers in local body elections.
