Amid ongoing row over Alwar lynching, Rajasthan Minister has sparked a controversy saying Muslims should stop doing business related to cows.

Rajasthan Minister Jaswant Yadav said that Muslims should understand the sentiments of Hindus and stop smuggling cows. “They must stop this business,” he said.

However, he said that as far as his death is concerned, I express condolence and I stand against those who take law into their hands.On Saturday, Rakbar Khan and his friend Aslam were taking cows to their villages in Haryana through a forest area in Alwar’s Ramgarh, where they were caught by a group of people. While Aslam managed to flee, Rakbar was allegedly thrashed brutally by the group.

The police have arrested three people suspected to be involved in the attack on Khan.

Rajasthan Home Minister GC Kataria said that it was not the duty of the police to send cows to cow-shed first. “They should have taken the injured to the hospital first. They wasted time in sending the cows to cow-shed. He could have been saved, efforts could have been made.”

According to the post-mortem report, the victim died of shock caused by his injuries.

Under fire for a delay in taking Khan to the hospital, the Rajasthan Police set up a four-member committee to probe the allegations.

The panel ordered the suspension of the then assistant sub-inspector posted at the Ramgarh police station, Mohan Singh, and transferred three others to police lines.

The government has also constituted a panel headed by Home Minister Rajnath Singh to formulate appropriate measures and submit a report to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Meanwhile, condemning the mob lynching incidents in the country, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said that the Centre was concerned and looking into the issue.

Speaking in the Lok Sabha, Singh said, “We are concerned about the issue and looking into the matter. It is condemnable.”

He, however, added, “The lynching incidents did not start recently; they have been happening for many years. I have said this earlier too. The biggest mob lynching was what happened in 1984.”