Haryana police officials have been called for questioning over the deaths of two Muslim men attacked by cow vigilantes earlier this year. Junaid and Nasir were beaten and later burnt alive after being suspected of cow smuggling. An official from the Bharatpur district said there had been a “huge lapse” in their handling of the case, and claimed that Haryana police had directed the vigilantes to move the victims rather than offering assistance or registering a case.

Police officers from Haryana, India have been questioned over the deaths of two Muslim men who were killed on suspicion of cow smuggling in February. Nasir, 25, and Junaid, 35, were kidnapped, beaten and killed by cow vigilantes. Gaurav Srivastava, inspector general of police in Bharatpur district said officials in neighbouring Rajasthan had identified a “huge lapse” on the part of their counterparts in Haryana. The cow vigilantes had taken the men to the police, but were asked to take them elsewhere.