Four Kashmiri students who were arrested following rumours that they cooked beef in their hostel room in Rajasthan’s Chittorgarh have been granted bail. The police said that the meat in their possession was prima facie not of the cow.
They have also identified the man who allegedly spread the rumour on a WhatsApp group and legal action has been initiated against him.
The four Kashmiri students were arrested and later released by the SDM court on Thursday after they furnished personal bonds of Rs 25,000 each. We have also identified a local man named Gaurav who had circulated the rumour on a WhatsApp group which created tension on Monday nightPrasanna Kumar, Superintendent of Police, Chittorgarh
The Kashmiri students studying at a private university were allegedly manhandled by some other students after the rumour spread. The students were also alleged to have beaten up a local journalist when a crowd had gathered in front of the Mewar University to protest alleged cooking of beef.
The Kashmiri students were arrested on Wednesday under section 151 of CrPC (Arrest to prevent the commission of cognizable offences).
They said that they were a “bit scared” initially but the situation got better after police intervened.
At that particular time, we were a bit of scared that a mob has arrived and we were confused. We had taken refuge in a room we were handed over to the police early in the morning. They took us to the custody and we were not treated badly, they were quite friendlyKashmiri Student
A sample of the meat has been sent to the forensic laboratory for testing and the report is awaited.
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