Kolkata: According to media reports, two teenagers were allegedly lynched by a mob, which dragged them out of a pick-up van carrying cows, in Barhoria village in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district on Sunday.
Police said that Anwar Hussain and Hafizul Sheikh, both 19 years old, were beaten to death by the mob, which intercepted their vehicle and pulled them out of it early this morning. The pick-up van was also badly damaged, they added.
Cops took Hussain and Sheikh to Dhupguri hospital, where they were declared brought dead, added the media reports.
The police also took charge of the animals in the vehicle. A large contingent of police was deployed in the area.
This comes weeks after Prime Minister Narendra Modi said “killing people in the name of gau bhakti is not acceptable.”
“We are the land of non-violence. We are the land of Mahatma Gandhi. Why do we forget this?” he asked at a public event after visiting Sabarmati Ashram.
