Even Cops Are Not Safe: Head Constable Allegedly Lynched While On Duty In Rajasthan

Mob attacks and lynchings are becoming very frequent and it is undoubtedly an alarming situation. But what is even more worrisome is the fact that these rabid mobs have become so violent and out of control that they would even attack law enforcement officials.

In a shocking case, an on-duty Head Constable of the Rajasthan Police was beaten to death by a mob. The incident happened in Rajsamand district of Rajasthan on Saturday when Head constable Abdul Gani was probing a land dispute.

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While he was at the site when a mob attacked him after an argument over encroachment.?

Gani was seriously injured in the attack and was rushed to a local hospital where he succumbed to death.?

Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Rajesh Gupta told ANI that as per initial probe, Gani Mohammad received severe head injuries on his head that ultimately led to his death.

"The prima facie it appears that unknown miscreants beat him up while he was investigating a case, he received a severe injury on his head that led to his death. No arrest has taken place yet in the case and probe in the matter is underway," Gupta said.

Police are trying to monitor CCTV footage of cameras installed in the area, but so far no arrests have been made in the case.?

This is not the first time Rajasthan has made headlines for mob lynchings. In the past couple of years, there have been a number of incidents when people were beaten to death by mobs in Rajasthan, in most of the case for transporting cows.

The most high profile incident happened in Alwar in 2017, when Pehlu Khan and his two sons, who were residents of Haryana were transporting cows that they had bought from Jaipur. The cattle farmer was confronted by gau rakshaks who accused them of trafficking the cows for slaughter. Despite clarifying that they were cattle farmers and the cows were meant for milking Khan was mercilessly beaten on the road, and later died of his injuries.?

Last year, in yet another similar incident, Rakbar Khan, another resident of Haryana was beaten up in Alwar by a mob of cow vigilantes. He was attacked on suspicion of cow smuggling. He was taken into custody by the police and later died of his injuries.

The Killing of the cop comes at a time when there is a? growing demand across the country demanding stricter laws against mob lynchings.?