Online car ownership records show that the car in question belongs to the Haryana Panchayat and Development department. Though police told The Wire that it has been 'auctioned off' recently, serious questions about possible linkages of this car with non-state actors calling themselves gau-rakshaks publicly on video have emerged.
The victims, identified as residents of Rajasthan, were allegedly set ablaze on the suspicion of 'cow smuggling' by vigilantes, who were members of the Bajrang Dal. The Bajrang Dal Haryana state unit’s Monu Manesar has denied the allegation.