A Muslim man accused of killing a cow was beaten to death by a mob in
central India, police said Sunday, 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.
Kahn’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 widened, the
Press Trust of India reported.
“We have arrested four people, and they have been sent to judicial
custody. We are investigating what prompted the attack,” Tiwari said.
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