Faced with a barrage of criticism from various quarters for keeping mum on June 22 lynching incident, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal on Monday said that the police had arrested one accused involved in the Junaid killing case and search is on to nab others.
Condemning the brutal killing of a Muslim youth onboard a Mathura-bound train, the Chief Minister said, “I condemn the incident and appeal to people to maintain peace”.
Efforts are on to nab other accused in the case, said the Chief Minister while talking to the mediapersons on the sidelines of a meeting here.
When asked whether the Haryana Government has offered any assistance to Junaid’s family, he said that the State Government has already provided financial assistance of `10 lakh to the victim’s family.
A day before, Junaid’s family was given a cheque of `5 lakh by the District Red Cross while Wakf Board chairman announced another `5 lakh and a job to one of Jallaludin’s (Junaid’s father) sons.
Junaid was stabbed to death while his brothers, Hashim and Sakir — were injured by a mob onboard the Delhi-Mathura passenger train between Ballabgarh and Mathura stations on Thursday night.