India Man Killed Over Rumour Of Eating Beef

A 50-year-old man in northern Bharat has been killed in a mob execution allegedly over rumours that his family had been storing and eating beef in their home.

Mohammad Akhlaq

Mohammad Akhlaq was kicked and stoned by a gaggle of men in Dadri in Uttar Pradesh state on Monday night.

Mr Akhlaq's 22-year-old son was seriously injured in the attack, and has been admitted to a hospital.

Six people have been caught in reference to the incident. Police are inquiring who unfold the rumour.

Slaughtering of cows is a sensitive issue in India because the animal is taken into account sacred by Hindus. The Hindus comprise 80% of the country's 1.2bn population.

Uttar Pradesh is among variety of Indian states that have tightened laws ban cow slaughter and also the sale and consumption of beef.

Mr Akhlaq's family aforementioned the family had stored mutton, and not beefs in their electric refrigerator. The police have taken the meat and sent it for testing, reports aforementioned.

His 18-year-old daughter Sajida told the newspaper that a "group of more than 100 people from the village" reached the house on Monday night.

"They accused us of keeping cow meat, broke down our doors and started beating my father and brother. My father was dragged outside the house and beaten with bricks," she said.

"We had come to know later that an announcement had been made from the temple about us eating beef.There was some mutton in the fridge...The police have taken it for examination."

Reports said local villagers, protesting against the arrests, had clashed with the police, and damaged a number of vehicles.



BBC