Juvenile Board convicts two minors for lynching Pehlu Khan in first conviction in case

In the first conviction for the horrific lynching of Pehlu Khan in 2017, two minors have been found guilty in the case by a Juvenile Justice Board in Alwar, a senior police official said. "The board convicted two minors on Thursday. Sentencing will be pronounced on Saturday," IG Jaipur S Sengathir said.

The two minors were part of a mob that allegedly lynched the 55-year-old dairy farmer in 2017. In August last year, six men who were accused of lynching Khan were acquitted by a lower court in Alwar and this is the first conviction in the case. The six accused -- Vipin Yadav, Ravindra Kumar, Kaluram, Dayanand, Yogesh Kumar and Bheem Rathi -- were given the benefit of doubt and were acquitted. The state government filed an appeal against the court order in the high court in October. Khan, his two sons and a few others were transporting cows from Jaipur when they were intercepted and thrashed by cow vigilantes near Alwar's Behror on April 1, 2017. Khan succumbed to his injuries on April 3 in a hospital..