• Thursday, April 25, 2024

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Muslim beaten to death in India for allegedly killing cow

Cows are considered to be holy in Hinduism

By: Sarwar Alam

A Muslim man accused of killing a cow was beaten to death by a mob in central India, police said on Sunday (20), the latest vigilante murder over the animal considered sacred by Hindus. Siraj Khan, a 45-year-old tailor, was attacked in the Satna district of Madhya Pradesh state early Friday and died at the scene, local police official Arvind Tiwari told AFP. Khan’s friend Shakeel Maqbool, who was also attacked, was admitted to hospital with critical injuries. As details of the violent assault emerged at the weekend 400 additional police were deployed to the district late Saturday as inquiries…

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