A police officer intervened and took Zaheer and Kerehalli to the nearby police station. (Representative photo)
Accusing them of illegally transporting cattle to slaughter, Pasha and his associates told them that they had bought cattle on the market and showed them the sales documents. However, Kerehalli’s group demanded Rs 2 lakh for letting them go.
A Muslim man was beaten to death and his two associates were allegedly assaulted by a group of cow watchers on suspicion of cattle rustling for compensation of Rs 2 lakhs for “letting them go” in Karnataka’s Ramanagara district, near from Bangalore.
Idris Pasha, a cattle trader, and his two associates, Irfan and Syed Zaheer, were transporting cattle in a container on Saturday when they were intercepted by cow watcher Puneeth Kerehalli and his helpers.
Accusing them of illegally transporting cattle to slaughter, Pasha and his associates told them that they had bought cattle on the market and showed them the sales documents. However, Kerehalli’s group demanded Rs 2 lakh for letting them go.
When Pasha refused to pay, they asked him to go to Pakistan and they chased and attacked them.
A police officer intervened and took Zaheer and Kerehalli to the nearby police station.
Kerehalli filed a complaint against Zaheer and others for illegally transporting cows. Zaheer and his associates were searched in sections of the Karnataka Cow Slaughter Prevention and Livestock Prevention Law, Cruelty to Animals Prevention Law, Animal Transportation Law and Motor Vehicle Law.
Later, Pasha was found dead by the police.
Zaheer, the driver of the container, filed a case against Kerehalli and his associates for murder, assault, criminal intimidation, undue restraint and intentional insult to cause a breach of peace, according to an Hindu report.
According to police, Kerehalli and his aides were reported to have fled.
Pasha’s relatives organized a protest and demanded action against the cow watchers near the Sathanur police station, sparking tensions. The protests were also joined by members of the Ramanagara Muslim community who demanded the immediate arrest of the culprits.
Karnataka’s anti-cow slaughter law came into force in 2021 with strict provisions to severely punish those who engage in illegal cow smuggling and transport.
(With input from IANS)
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