Villagers question 4 names in FIR on cow slaughter, 11 & 12 yr old among those named

Villagers have questioned the inclusion of at least four out of seven names in an FIR over alleged cow slaughter, with a family claiming that two of their children, aged 11 and 12 years, were named in it.

Other villagers also disputed the names of two men in the FIR, saying one did not live in the village and the other was working in the Ijtima at Bulandshahr when the violence had broken out after a mob protested against cattle slaughter.

Police said they were probing the matter.

The FIR was lodged Monday on a complaint by Bajrang Dal's Yogesh Raj, who is accused in another FIR on mob violence.

The children are cousins, one of whom is a student of class 6 and another a student of class 5. They are residents of Naya Bans village, less than 3 km from Chingrawathi police post where violence had broken out.

The father of the class 5 student, said, "Their names should be removed from the FIR which accuses them of cow slaughter. Just look at them (suggesting their age)."