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Gurugram, Haryana: Cow vigilante Monu Manesar, who is an accused in the 2023 kidnapping and murder of two Muslim men, Nasir and Junaid, who were burnt alive, along with his associates, assaulted a Muslim man transporting cattle and accused him of cattle smuggling. In February 2023, two Muslim men, Nasir (25) and Junaid (35), residents of Ghatmeeka village in Rajasthan's Bharatpur district, were allegedly kidnapped over accusations of cow smuggling. They were assaulted and then burnt alive inside a Mahindra Bolero SUV. On February 16, 2023, their charred skeletal remains were recovered from a burnt vehicle in Loharu town of Haryana's Bhiwani district. Rajasthan Police named several people, including Monu Manesar, whose real name is Mohit Yadav, as accused in the FIR. A chargesheet was subsequently filed in the case. Several accused, including Monu Manesar, were arrested, while Monu Manesar and some others were later granted bail by the court. The accused and organisations such as the Bajrang Dal and VHP denied their involvement in the case or claimed that they had been falsely implicated. Lokesh Singhla, one of the accused in the case, died by suicide in July 2025.