Saini was reacting to five vigilantes who lynched a man over suspicion that he had consumed beef.
The Haryana CM, however, said such unfortunate incidents should not happen, and urged people not to get involved in such things.
“It is not right to say things like mob lynching, because a strict law has been made in the Assembly for cow protection and there is no compromise on it…I want to say that such incidents should not happen and these incidents are unfortunate,” Saini told news agency ANI.
On August 27, a group of cow vigilantes allegedly thrashed a migrant worker from West Bengal to death over suspicion that he had eaten beef.
The worker, identified as Sabir Malik, died on August 27.
Suspecting that the victim had eaten beef, the accused — Abhishek, Mohit, Ravinder, Kamaljit and Sahil — called Malik at a shop under the pretence of selling empty plastic bottles and then beat him, the officer told news agency PTI.
The officer said that after some people intervened, the accused took Malik to another location and beat him again, leading to his death.
Malik, who lived near Bandhra village in Charkhi Dadri district, earned his livelihood by gathering discarded materials and rags, according to police.
The authorities have taken into custody all five men, including two minors, allegedly involved in the incident.
A case under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) has been registered against the accused, the cops said.
“A migrant labourer was beaten to death by some people. A case has been registered under BNS and 7 people including 2 juveniles have been arrested. Police is working on the case actively and the accused have been taken on police remand and are being questioned,” said DSP Dheeraj Kumar.