A man in Palwal district of Haryana, which is about 80 kilometres from Delhi, was allegedly beaten to death on suspicion of cattle theft, police said on Saturday.
“The unidentified victim was caught by three brothers on the intervening night of August 2 and 3 while he was allegedly trying to steal cattle from the yard belonging to their father, Shradharam in Bahrola village,” said Palwal Sadar Police Station SHO Devender.
While his two accomplices managed to escape, the victim, in his 20s, was beaten to death by — Beer Singh, Prakash and Ram Kishan, he added.
A murder case have been registered by the police against the trio and Ram Kishan was arrested, Palwal SP Waseem Akram said.
The body was also sent for a postmortem, police said.
He said the family was residing in houses built in their fields away from the village.
The victim was allegedly cutting the nets put over the cattle when he was caught, he said, adding that injury marks were found on the victim’s hands and neck.
The incident comes close on the heels of the lynching of a 28-year-old Rakbar Khan in Rajasthan’s Alwar district on suspicion of cattle smuggling.
