By Meer Faisal
“He had gone to do some work in his pickup truck. Bajrang Dal and cow vigilantes rammed their vehicle into his pickup. The vehicle stopped, and without saying a thing, he was shot in the head.”
That is how Zubair, uncle of 28-year-old Aamir, describes the last moments of his nephew’s life. The young truck driver from Haryana’s Palla village died in Rajasthan’s Bhiwadi area on the night of March 2. His family says he was killed by members of the Bajrang Dal on suspicion of cow smuggling. Police say the exact cause of death is still being investigated and will only be confirmed after the post-mortem and forensic reports are completed.
‘He Was Shot in the Head Without Warning’: The Family’s Account
According to Zubair, Aamir had stepped out on a routine errand in his pickup truck when the attack took place. He says cow vigilantes and Bajrang Dal members deliberately rammed their vehicle into Aamir’s truck, brought it to a halt, and shot him in the head without exchanging a single word. Another person at the scene was left bleeding. The attackers fled.
“He’s a truck driver. He doesn’t have anything to do with such things,” Zubair said.
The family’s ordeal did not end with the attack. At 7 am on March 2, Zubair received a phone call saying Aamir had been taken to the UIT police station, but when they arrived, officers said he was not there. They were then directed to the Chopanki Police Station. Again, the police denied having him. About an hour later, a local resident told them that two young men had been brought to a government hospital. That was where the family found Aamir’s body.
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