Jammu, April 16 -- Grieving the loss of his son, who after being chased and beaten up by alleged cow vigilantes slipped into a rivulet, the bereaved father, Abdul Salaam Chopan, has demanded death penalty of the accused.

The incident unfolded on Sunday. The victim, Tanveer Ahmed Chopan, 18, was ferrying the cattle from Jammu to his native place in Ramban in his pickup when four persons attacked him. He jumped into the rivulet (Bisleri Nullah) near Makerkoot and remains missing since then. Four people have been arrested and case has been registered.

"Either hang them or allow me and my family to end our lives. Tanveer had just turned 18 in January this year. The ruthless attackers chased and pelted stones at my son, who slipped from a ro...