Chhattisgarh: Two men transporting cattle found dead in Raipur, family alleges they were lynched
A cousin of one of the men told ‘The Indian Express’ that he could be heard screaming for help during a call he made home between 2 am and 4 am on Friday.
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Two men transporting cattle were found dead on Friday after allegedly being chased by unidentified persons in the Raipur district, said the Chhattisgarh Police, The Indian Express reported.
According to the police, the men were found lying on rocks below a bridge in the Arang area. They were identified as 35-year-old Guddu Khan and 23-year-old Chand Miya Khan. A third person who was with them, 23-year-old Saddam Qureshi, was found injured and is undergoing treatment.
Qureshi and Chand Miya Khan were cousins. Both were from Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur district. Guddu Khan was from the Shamli district in the state.
The family of Qureshi and Chand Miya Khan has alleged that they were lynched. A cousin of theirs told The Indian Express that the two men called home multiple times between 2 am and 4 am on Friday as they were allegedly being assaulted.
The cousin claimed that during one of these calls, which lasted for 47 minutes, Qureshi could be heard screaming for help and pleading not to be assaulted.
“We could also hear some men ask him, ‘kahan se laaye ho…chodenge nahi [where did you bring it from…we will not spare you],’” said the cousin.
He also claimed that during one of the calls, Chand Miya Khan told the family that they were being...
