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Rajya Sabha in uproar over man being killed allegedly for smuggling cows
New Delhi, Apr 6 (IBNS): The Rajya Sabha on Thursday witnessed noisy scenes on alleged incidents of organized gang attacking people who shuttle cows in trucks in Rajasthan, according to media reports.
Congress raised the issue of a man being killed in Rajasthan by a group of vigilantes who alleged he was smuggling cows, media reports said.
The media quoted Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Minister of State for Parliamentary affairs as saying that the Rajasthan government has denied the incident.
The denial caused an uproar in the Rajya Sabha.
The Congress, in reply said that Rajasthan was facing a "constitutional breakdown" hit back.
Pehlu Khan, a dairy owner, and four of his companions were attacked and beaten while they were on their way back to Haryana after buying cows at a Jaipur fair.
Following the incident, the police filed cases against the men who were attacked and beaten unconscious, accusing them of smuggling cows, reported NDTV.
A murder case was filed by the police after Pehlu Khan died on Tuesday. Three of the attackers were arrested, according to local reports.
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