[2][3] This is the second lynching case in Rajasthan after the killing of a Muslim dairy farmer by cow protection vigilantes in April 2017.
[5] The event occurred near Bagwasa Kachi basti when 55 year old Zafar Khan allegedly objected and tried to stop the municipal staff from taking photographs and videos of women defecating in the open.
[7] According to one woman, civic employees, over a period of four days, urged those indulging in open defecation to use public toilets.
[7] Pratapgarh municipal commissioner Ashok Jain denied attacking Khan and his team taking photographs to shame people.
[7] After this incident, local people along with the family members of the deceased gathered at the mortuary where Khan's body was kept and blocked NH 113 for several hours.