The Haryana Police on Saturday arrested the main accused on the case of lynching of Junaid Khan on a Ballabhgarh-bound train, from Maharastra’s Dhule.
According to a spokesman of police department, the accused, whose identity was being kept secret in view of the legal procedure, was arrested from Sakri in Dhule district of Maharashtra.
He said during the interrogation, the accused admitted to having stabbed Junaid and his associates. The accused would be produced in court on Sunday.
The Haryana Police on Monday had announced a reward of Rs 2 lakh for information on identity of those involved in the killing of Junaid Khan, a 16-year-old Muslim youth, inside a Delhi-Mathura passenger train between Ballabgarh and Mathura stations on 22 June. Police had so far arrested five people in connection with the killing.
Junaid was stabbed to death while his brothers, Hashim and Sakir, were injured by a mob which also allegedly hurled slurs against them. His brothers said the attackers had taunted and repeatedly called them “anti-nationals” and “beef eaters”.
Police had earlier announced a reward of Rs 1 lakh to anyone giving credible information leading to arrest of the accused in the case. The incident had triggered a nationwide outrage.