Hindu Mahasabha members slaughtered cow to frame Muslim men, say UP Police

The Agra Police had booked four Muslim men after a complaint was filed against them. However, police investigation later revealed that they had nothing to do with the incident

NT Correspondent

Agra: The Uttar Pradesh Police said that members of Hindutva group All India Hindu Mahasabha in Agra slaughtered a cow ahead of the festival of Ram Navami in order to implicate three Muslim men and also incite communal passions ahead of Ram Navami.

According to a media report, police have claimed to have found alleged links between those associated with Hindu Mahasabha, a prominent Hindutva outfit often in headlines for communal controversies, to Agra cow smugglers in the recent incident involving the discovery of a large quantity of what was claimed to be beef.

The Agra Police had booked four men Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Nakim and Mohammad Shanu and Imran Qureshi after a complaint was filed against them for slaughtering a cow. However, police investigation later revealed that the four men had nothing to do with the incident. “[Hindu Mahasabha leader] Sanjay Jat is the main conspirator,” Additional Commissioner of Police RK Singh told The Telegraph.

“His followers and friends slaughtered a cow in the Mehtab Bagh area on the night of March 29 and told party member Jitendra Kushwaha to file a case against Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Nakim and Mohammad Shanu.” Qureshi and Shanu were arrested the following day