RANCHI: A Muslim man has been beaten to death in Jharkhand by a group of people who accused him of carrying beef in his car, which they set on fire.
In a similar incident three days ago, a dairy owner was attacked by a 1,000-strong mob in the state and his home was set on fire after the carcass of a cow was found near the house.
Today’s attack came hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the killing of people by cow vigilantes is unacceptable.
“Killing people in the name of Gau Bhakti is not acceptable,” said the PM, adding, “No person in this nation has the right to take the law in his or her own hands in this country.”
The victim identified as Alimuddin, also known as Asgar Ansari, was driving his van when he was stopped and brutally attacked by a group of people near Bajartand village in Ramgarh district.
A senior officer told NDTV the police “swung into action” as soon as they heard about the attack and rescued Mr Ansari, but he died in hospital.
The officer, RK Malik, has called it “premeditated murder”. He said the attackers seemed to have been lying in wait for Mr Ansari, who was “involved in some trading or business of meat.”
The killers he said have been identified and are suspected to be people who had business dealings with Mr Ansari. He said he could not confirm whether Mr Ansari was carrying beef.
