Summary:
Three days after a 25-year-old man was beaten up by a group of men on the alleged suspicion of transporting beef in his pick-up truck, the police on Monday arrested two persons, including a prime suspect who was seen raining hammer blows on the victim in a video that had surfaced online.
So far, the police have arrested four suspects in this case.
Investigators said that at least seven more have been identified and raids are being conducted to arrest them.
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Gurgaon: Three days after a 25-year-old man was beaten up by a group of men on the alleged suspicion of transporting beef in his pick-up truck, the police on Monday arrested two persons, including a prime suspect who was seen raining hammer blows on the victim in a video that had surfaced online.
So far, the police have arrested four suspects in this case.
Investigators said that at least seven more have been identified and raids are being conducted to arrest them.
Police identified Monday’s arrested suspects as Monu, who owns a dairy in Badshahpur, and Anesh, a resident of Sohna, both of who were nabbed by a team of crime branch officers, sector 10.
Monu was allegedly among the suspects who had cornered the victim, Lukman, near Trunk Market when he was on his way to a meat shop near Jama Masjid.
In a three-minute video shot by an eyewitness, a man wearing a blue T-shirt could be seen dragging the victim on the road before kicking him and then beating him with a hammer.
In the video, at least two more suspects take turns and assault Lukman with a hammer and sticks before he is bundled into the pick-up truck.