Mob kills tribal for allegedly cutting dead bull

2019-04-10

Main Information

  • Victim Names Prakash Lakra (50) died; Belasiyus Tirkey (60)INJURED, Janavarius Minj (45)INJURED ,Peter Kerketta (50) INJURED
  • Date of Incident 2019-04-10
  • Nature of Violence Murder/Lynch
  • Causal factors Cow Related Violence
  • Religion of Vicitim Christians
  • Name of Perpetrator
  • State Jharkhand
  • City/District Gumla, Jumru Village
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Jumru Village
  • Perpetrator Organization Bajrag Dal
  • Place of incident N/A

One person was killed and three others were injured when a mob attacked them for allegedly cutting the flesh of a dead bull in Jharkhand’s Gumla district, police said on Thursday. Three persons were injured when a clash broke out over the dead bull at Jurmi village in Dumri, around 140km from Ranchi, on 10 April 2019 night. PTI quoted deputy inspector-general of police A.V. Homkar as saying that a group of people spotted the four persons cutting the flesh of the dead bull and started beating them up. One of them died, he said. The dead person has been identified as Prakash Lakra. Sources said the group that raised the objections came from another village.