 Nasir (left) and Junaid (right) |
In the 2023 Bhiwani killings or Killings of Nasir and Junaid, on 16 February 2023, the charred bodies of Nasir (age 25), and Junaid, (age 35), residents of Ghatmika village in Bharatpur district, were discovered inside a burnt vehicle near Loharu in Haryana's Bhiwani district. According to police, they were allegedly kidnapped and subsequently killed by cow vigilantes affiliated with the Bajrang Dal in Haryana. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
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