One person was killed and two others were left injured after a bunch of passengers allegedly attacked them after suspecting that they were carrying beef. The incident happened on board a train from Delhi to Mathura. This horrific incident is yet another case of vigilantism triggered by beef-related suspicions.
According to a Hindustan Times report, the three men have been identified as Junaid, Hashim and Shaqir, who are residents of Ballabgarh in Haryana. They were reportedly returning from shopping in Tughalakabad in Delhi for the Eid festival. After they boarded the train, a heated argument broke out about the contents of their bags. Some passengers started abusing them. When they resisted, a huge crowd attacked them.
The HT report suggests that they had an argument over meat with a group of co-passengers, which took an ugly turn and they were attacked with knife. The injured were rushed to the hospital, however, one person was declared dead upon arrival.
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The Government Railway Police on the other hand denied such allegations and said that the real dispute was over sharing seats and not cow meat.
“The fight broke out over a dispute of seats,” said a police official, according to media reports. The most horrific part is that the incident took took place in a crowded train, and reportedly, no one offered to help.
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One of the victims told India Today that the GRP personnel at Ballabgarh railway station refused to help them. The report notes that the passengers threw them out of the train at Asavati railway station as the train left for Mathura.
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