Gurgaon man assaulted by cow vigilantes

2020-08-31

Main Information

  • Victim Names Lukman Khan
  • Date of Incident 2020-08-31
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Transportation of cattle
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Pradeep Yadav
  • State Haryana
  • City/District Gurgaon, Badshahpur, Gurgaon, Haryana
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Badshahpur, Gurgaon, Haryana
  • Perpetrator Organization Bajrag Dal
  • Place of incident N/A

In a viral video, Lukman is seen being beaten with rods and a hammer by assaulters on suspicion of transporting beef while it was observed that the police stood around watching. There were around 8-10 men who chased Lukman for 8 kms before catching hold of him. The assaulters got aggressive with the police too. Only one assaulter was caught and an FIR was filed against unidentified people. The meat was sent for examination.