Raipur: Two persons were allegedly beaten to death and another critically injured by a mob over suspicion of cow smuggling near Raipur district in Chhattisgarh, the police said on Friday. The incident took place in the Arang area of the district, they said.
On the intervening night of Thursday and Friday, at least 10 to 12 youths beat up three people suspecting them to be allegedly smuggling cattle, Arang Police Station in-charge, Satyendra Singh Shyam said. The accused then pushed them into the Mahanadi River, he said.
One person died at the spot while another died while undergoing the treatment. The third one, who suffered injuries, is undergoing treatment at a hospital. All three hail from Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh, Shyam added.
“The family members of the victims reached Arang. After conducting the post-mortem, the bodies would be handed over to their families. We started an investigation into the incident,” Shyam added. The police said that the Arang police launched a probe and are scanning the CCTV footage.
