Men found charred | Congress Haryana MLA blames State Govt., police

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Congress MLA Aftab Ahmed on Sunday blamed the Haryana government and the State's police for the alleged abduction and murder of two men, whose charred bodies were found in the State's Loharu area.

Mr. Ahmed visited Ghatmeeka village in Rajasthan's Bharatpur district to meet the family members of Nasir and Junaid alias Juna, who were allegedly abducted by cow vigilantes on Wednesday. Their bodies were found inside a burnt car in Haryana's Bhiwani on Thursday morning.

Blaming the Haryana government, Mr. Ahmed said it should have taken action when the incident came to light.

Lives could have been saved if action was taken, he said.

"The Haryana government and the police are completely responsible for the incident. We will raise the issue in the Assembly. I appeal to the (Ashok) Gehlot government (in Rajasthan) to give strict punishment to those who let down humanity and hang them, to give justice to the victims' families," Mr. Ahmed told reporters in Bharatpur.

Rinku Saini, who was arrested by the Rajasthan Police in connection with the alleged abduction and murder, told investigators that the duo was taken to the Haryana Police by cow vigilantes, an officer said on Saturday.

The police will verify the claim, the officer added.