<p class="title">A differently-abled man was killed and two others were seriously injured when a mob allegedly thrashed them on suspicion of slaughtering a cow, in Jharkhand's Khunti district, police said on Monday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The incident happened after local residents allegedly saw Kalantus Barla, Fagu Kacchap and Phillip Horo with the carcass of a cow near a river at Jaltanga village on Sunday and beat them up, a police officer said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">While Barla died on the way to the hospital, Kacchap and Horo are being treated at the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences in Ranchi, the officer said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Police said five persons have been detained for questioning in connection with the incident, following which villagers gheraoed Karra police station on Sunday demanding their release.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The villagers ended their gherao after Sub-divisional Police Officer Rushabh Jha assured them that the detained persons would be released if they were found innocent.</p>.<p class="bodytext">DIG Amol Venukat Homkar told PTI, "Five persons have been detained and a preliminary investigation has found their involvement in the incident. The process of identification is on."</p>.<p class="bodytext">During an inspection of the spot, police did not find any carcass but there was evidence that the persons were beaten up by the mob, Homkar said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">However, no arrests have been made so far, he added. </p>
<p class="title">A differently-abled man was killed and two others were seriously injured when a mob allegedly thrashed them on suspicion of slaughtering a cow, in Jharkhand's Khunti district, police said on Monday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The incident happened after local residents allegedly saw Kalantus Barla, Fagu Kacchap and Phillip Horo with the carcass of a cow near a river at Jaltanga village on Sunday and beat them up, a police officer said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">While Barla died on the way to the hospital, Kacchap and Horo are being treated at the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences in Ranchi, the officer said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Police said five persons have been detained for questioning in connection with the incident, following which villagers gheraoed Karra police station on Sunday demanding their release.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The villagers ended their gherao after Sub-divisional Police Officer Rushabh Jha assured them that the detained persons would be released if they were found innocent.</p>.<p class="bodytext">DIG Amol Venukat Homkar told PTI, "Five persons have been detained and a preliminary investigation has found their involvement in the incident. The process of identification is on."</p>.<p class="bodytext">During an inspection of the spot, police did not find any carcass but there was evidence that the persons were beaten up by the mob, Homkar said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">However, no arrests have been made so far, he added. </p>