The lynch mobs accorded impunity by the
Rajasthan state government are now running an extortion racket, killing those
who are unable to pay, according to the Citizen.
On Friday night (July 20) Akbar Khan, accompanied by another villager, Aslam
Khan, was brutally beaten to death by a mob for doing little more than
purchasing two cows and two calves from a cattle market. He was taking them
home to Haryana through the forests when he was set upon by the mob that
appeared to be lying in wait.
Akbar Khan was brutally killed when he was unable to pay the money demanded by the mob that waylaid him in the forests, the Citizen said, adding: "The silence of Prime Minister Modi, and the state government's refusal to act has led to control of entire territories by cow-mob gangs who are now using their power for extortion."
Rajasthan's Peoples Union for Civil Liberties
President Kavita Srivastava issued a statement that lists the numbers of such
lynchings in recent times while recording the impunity under which these gangs
operate. The Srivastava statement reads:
After having
studied collectively with others activists, the lynchings in Mewat area of
Rajasthan, it has become clear to the PUCL that Akbar Khan was killed due to
extortion. It is well known that extortionists under the garb of Gaurakshaks
are roaming the streets looking for a prey. If those carrying cows are able to
pay the sum demanded, then they are allowed to go or else fired at and killed.
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