Two men lynched in West Bengal over alleged cattle theft
According to reports, local residents intercepted a pickup van, full of cows, at around 2:30 am. and started beating two passengers of the van, after suspecting them to be cattle thieves.
Later, police went to the scene and after rescuing the duo from angry villagers, took them to a local hospital where they were pronounced dead.
According to police reports, the killed youths have been identified as Anwar Hossain and Hafizul Sheikh.
"Both the killed persons were around 19 years old. They have been identified as Anwar Hossain and Hafizul Sheikh who were the residents of Sakunibala area under Pundibari Police Station limits in West Bengal's Coochbehar district and Chotoguma area in Dhubri district of Assam respectively," a local police official told IBNS.
Police, however, have started probe into the matter and seized the pick up van.
"A heavy police force have been deployed to Barohalia village, where the incident took place last night, as the situation remains tense there," a police official said.
None has been arrested so far in connection with the lynching, according to reports.
(Reporting by Deepayan Sinha, Image: www.wallpapersafari.com)
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