ALWAR/NEW DELHI: Days after alleged lynching of 28-year-old Rakbar by a cow vigilante group in Alwar, four policemen faced action today amid complaints of lapses on their part, even as the Centre sought a report from the State and the Supreme Court agreed to hear a contempt plea against the Vasundhara Raje-led BJP Government in Rajasthan for failing to check such incidents.
Besides, the police has formed a special committee to probe allegations that Rakbar was beaten by policemen too and that there was a delay in taking him to hospital, officials said.
While the Union Home Ministry sought a report from the State on the incident, a political slugfest ensued between the Congress and the BJP — inside and outside Parliament — with the Congress president Rahul Gandhi alleging that hatred has replaced humanity in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Brutal New India’ and the saffron party returning the charge by calling the opposition leader a “merchant of hate” indulging in “vulture politics” whenever a crime happens.
The police has arrested three persons suspected to be involved in the attack on Rakbar, alias Akbar Khan, even as a video surfaced today purportedly showing an assistant sub-inspector admitting to his mistake for alleged delay in taking the victim to hospital. (AGENCIES)
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