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Youth Lynched In Himachal Pradesh Over Alleged Cow Smuggling

Youth Lynched In Himachal Over Alleged Cow Smuggling
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TANGDAR, KASHMIR, INDIA -OCTOBER 08: Muslim residents walk with their cows on October 8, 2015 in Tangdar , 165 km (102 miles ) north of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian administered Kashmir, India. The October 8 , 2005 earthquake in Kashmir is remembered as one of the worst natural disasters in South Asia. Nestled among towering green mountains and situated along the line of control (LoC) a military line that divides Kashmir between Indian and Pakistan, in administered Kashmir, two border areas , Uri and Tangdhar, were the worst affected. As many as 1300 people were killed and over 30,000 buildings collapsed in this part of Kashmir. Tangdhar is surrounded on three sides by the LoC, passing through the rugged mountains, and the only connectivity with the mainland is through the road to Kupwara that opens into the area through Nastha Chun, popularly known as Sadhana Pass, at a height of 10,400 ft. Tangdhar, at the centre of Tagdhar area, is about 165 km from Srinagar in north Kashmir. The 7.6 magnitude earthquake affected the northern regions of Pakistan administered part of Kashmir an estimated 75,000 people were killed , 128,000 wounded and left around 3.5 million homeless. A decade after a the earthquake, people on Indian administered Kashmir have gradually learnt to keep pace with constructing houses and infrastructure and bringing life back on the rails. (Photo by Yawar Nazir/ Getty Images)
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TANGDAR, KASHMIR, INDIA -OCTOBER 08: Muslim residents walk with their cows on October 8, 2015 in Tangdar , 165 km (102 miles ) north of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian administered Kashmir, India. The October 8 , 2005 earthquake in Kashmir is remembered as one of the worst natural disasters in South Asia. Nestled among towering green mountains and situated along the line of control (LoC) a military line that divides Kashmir between Indian and Pakistan, in administered Kashmir, two border areas , Uri and Tangdhar, were the worst affected. As many as 1300 people were killed and over 30,000 buildings collapsed in this part of Kashmir. Tangdhar is surrounded on three sides by the LoC, passing through the rugged mountains, and the only connectivity with the mainland is through the road to Kupwara that opens into the area through Nastha Chun, popularly known as Sadhana Pass, at a height of 10,400 ft. Tangdhar, at the centre of Tagdhar area, is about 165 km from Srinagar in north Kashmir. The 7.6 magnitude earthquake affected the northern regions of Pakistan administered part of Kashmir an estimated 75,000 people were killed , 128,000 wounded and left around 3.5 million homeless. A decade after a the earthquake, people on Indian administered Kashmir have gradually learnt to keep pace with constructing houses and infrastructure and bringing life back on the rails. (Photo by Yawar Nazir/ Getty Images)

NAHAN, Himachal Pradesh -- An alleged cow smuggler was lynched by a mob while his four accomplices were apprehended by police with the help of local people after nearly four hours of chase in the forests in Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh today.

DSP Pachhad, Yogesh Rolta, said that five cow smugglers, who were attacked and injured by local people, were arrested and admitted to hospital. A truck carrying five cows and ten oxen, was spotted by local people who chased the vehicle. Sensing trouble, the truck driver allegedly tried to smash one of the vehicles by hitting it from the rear, Rolta said.

But when the police and people kept up the chase, the truck driver stopped the vehicle at Lawasa Chowki square and allegedly threw some cows out of truck, he said. One cow died on the spot while four others received grievous injuries.

Abandoning the truck, the five alleged cow smugglers took shelter in a nearby forest at Lawasa Chowki adjacent to Sarahan-Chandigarh road, said the DSP.

The police, with the help of local villagers, arrested all the five cow smugglers, after several hours of chase in the forest.

The villagers, who far outnumbered the policemen, beat up the alleged cow smugglers after they were overpowered, police sources said.

One of the arrested persons identified as Noman (28), a resident of Rampur village of Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh, succumed to his injuries in Sarahan hospital where he was taken. A case of murder under section 302 of IPC was registered on the complaint filed by one Imran, a relative of the deceased, by Pachhad police.

The body of Noman has been sent for postmortem. Rolta said that other four accused of cow smuggling, Mohd Nishu (37), driver of the truck, Guljar (22), Salman (20)and Gulfam (24), all residents of village Rampur of Saharanpur district, would be produced in a local court.

All the accused have been booked under different sections of Cruelty against Animals Act.

The truck, carrying the oxen and cows, was impounded by police.

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