Gurugram police tweeted in reply to CM Khattar's tweet that they had taken cognisance of the issue, registered an FIR and have arrested two of the men.
The cow smugglers were reportedly transporting cows from Gurugram to Mewat. The police have identified 5 of the 6 accused and have recovered the vehicle in Nuh.
The much talked about Gurugram 'hate crime' has turned out to be another instance where a crime was deliberately peddled to have been motivated by religious hatred without any basis in fact.
Many mainstream media channels had reported the incident as a case of anti-Muslim hate crime. On social media, the incident was highlighted yesterday by many influencers as a case of growing intolerance and violence against Muslims.
The Junaid murder and now the Gurugram incident where efforts were made to give a crime committed against Muslims a communal colour despite the fact that they were motivated by other factors is part of a larger pattern.