Ballabgarh lynching case: Police announces reward of Rs 2 lakh

Chandigarh: Haryana police today announced a  reward of Rs two lakh for information on identity of those  involved in the killing of a Muslim youth inside a train near  Ballabgarh in Haryana.  Any person having information about the culprits can  inform the Haryana Railway police chief, the Faridabad Railway  additional deputy chief and the Faridabad GRP station house  officer, an official spokesperson said.  "The police will provide a reward of Rs two lakh to the  person helping it to identify the culprits," the spokesman  said.  The identity of the person providing the information will  be kept a secret, he said.  The police has so far arrested five persons in connection  with the killing of 17-year-old Junaid onboard the Delhi-  Mathura passenger train between Ballabgarh and Mathura  stations on June 22.  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".  The police had earlier announced a reward of Rs one lakh  to anyone giving credible information leading to arrest of the  accused in the case.  The incident had triggered a nation-wide outrage. PTI