Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday accused his Haryana counterpart, Manohar Lal Khattar, of diverting attention from his failure to stop communal violence in Nuh and elsewhere by claiming that the Rajasthan police were free to act against cow vigilantes. Mr. Gehlot said the Haryana police were not cooperating in the Nasir-Junaid murder case.
The two Muslim men — both residents of Ghatmika village in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur district — were allegedly abducted and killed by cow vigilantes owing allegiance to the Bajrang Dal in neighbouring Haryana in February this year. Their charred bodies were found inside a burnt vehicle near Loharu town in Haryana’s Bhiwani district.
Mr. Khattar had on Wednesday said the Rajasthan police were free to arrest the prime accused in the case, Monu Manesar, and the police of his State would render help in every possible way. The communal clashes in Haryana are believed to have been triggered by the videos released on social media by Monu Manesar and his associates.
