A 60-year-old man was allegedly stripped and dragged after he was tied to a motorcycle on suspicion of cow smuggling in Jharkhand’s Garhwa district, police said on Sunday. The incident occurred near Amrora village, when the man, was on his way to Banshidhar Nagar Untari with his cattle on Friday afternoon.
The man has been identified as Surswati Ram and has been reportedly assaulted by three men.
Banshidhar Nagar Untari sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) Satyendra Narayan Singh informed that an FIR has been lodged in this regard, reported news agency PTI.
“According to the FIR, three persons, identified as Rahul Dubey, Rajesh Dubey and Kashinath Bhuiyan, were on a motorcycle. They intercepted the old man and accused him of being involved in cow smuggling,” Singh said.
They also stripped the old man and tied him to their motorcycle, he added.
“They dragged me to some distance and escaped after leaving me on the road,” Ram stated in the FIR.
The old man was later brought to Banshidhar Nagar Untari sub-divisional hospital for treatment.
Singh said Kashinath Bhuiyan was arrested, while search operation is on to nab the rest of the accused.
(With agency inputs)
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