Maharashtra: Man transporting cattle lynched by 'gau rakshaks' in Nashik

A 23yearold man transporting cattle was lynched allegedly by a group of gau rakshaks cow vigilantes in Maharashtras Nashik district following which six persons have been arrested police told news agency PTI on WednesdayThe alleged crime came to light on June 10 when Lukman Ansaris body was recovered from a gorge at Ghatandevi in Igatpuri area an official told PTIPolice have taken into custody six gau rakshaks so far and a search is on for more accused in the case he said All the accused persons were associated with the Rashtriya Bajrang Dal a rightwing outfit he saidAnsari along with his two aides was transporting cattle on their tempo on June 8 when they were intercepted by about 1015 activists at Vihigaon in Sahapur of Thane district the official told PTIThe group then took control of the tempo and rescued four bovine animals before driving the vehicle towards Ghatandevi in Igatpuri he saidThey stopped the tempo at a secluded place and allegedly started assaulting all three While his aides managed to flee Ansari could not escape the official told PTIThough the accused have claimed that Ansari lost his life after he fell into a gorge police suspect he died due to the beating said the officialPolice have registered two cases including one under section 302 murder of the Indian Penal Code he saidMeanwhile at least 12 cases related to communal tensions have been registered across six districts of Maharashtra including Kolhapur and Ahmednagar over the last three days a police official told PTI on TuesdayA 29yearold man from Kolhapur who allegedly used Tipu Sultans image with the caption Bharat Ka Raja on social media has been arrested on the charge of causing enmity between two communities he saidKolhapur and Ahmednagar districts witnessed violence last week over social media posts about 18th century Mysuru state ruler Tipu Sultan and 17th century Mughal emperor AurangzebWe have registered offences against six persons over the last two days in Kolhapur Ahmednagar and Nashik districts and arrested one of them from Kolhapur the official told PTIOne of the six men included a 22yearold from Parner in Ahmednagar district A case was registered against him over a social media post Cases were registered against four others hailing from Uttar Pradesh for causing enmity between two groups at Malegaon in Nashik districtThe four had come for a career guidance programme for college students at Malegaon and allegedly started comparing religions during the program the police official told PTIThey were booked under section 295 A deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code he said adding that no arrests were made in this caseWith inputs from PTI