Muslim beaten to death in India for allegedly killing a cow
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Hindus consider cows sacred and slaughtering the animals, or possessing or consuming beef, is banned in most Indian states. (File photo: AFP) |
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.
He added that meat and a bull carcass was found at the scene, but did not elaborate as investigations were ongoing.
Hindus consider cows sacred and slaughtering the animals, or possessing or consuming beef, is banned in most Indian states.
Cow slaughter in Madhya Pradesh carries a maximum seven-year jail term but many other parts of India impose life sentences for infringements.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has promised to completely outlaw cow slaughter in India.
The right-wing Hindu BJP has been accused of turning a blind eye to a rising number of vigilante attacks in the name of cow protection.
Rights groups say Hindu mobs have been emboldened under the party, who stormed to power in 2014. Many of the victims are Muslims.
In two prominent cases last year, a dairy farmer was killed on a roadside for transporting cows and a Muslim teenager accused of carrying beef was stabbed to death on a crowded train.
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.
He added that meat and a bull carcass was found at the scene, but did not elaborate as investigations were ongoing.
Hindus consider cows sacred and slaughtering the animals, or possessing or consuming beef, is banned in most Indian states.
Cow slaughter in Madhya Pradesh carries a maximum seven-year jail term but many other parts of India impose life sentences for infringements.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has promised to completely outlaw cow slaughter in India.
The right-wing Hindu BJP has been accused of turning a blind eye to a rising number of vigilante attacks in the name of cow protection.
Rights groups say Hindu mobs have been emboldened under the party, who stormed to power in 2014. Many of the victims are Muslims.
In two prominent cases last year, a dairy farmer was killed on a roadside for transporting cows and a Muslim teenager accused of carrying beef was stabbed to death on a crowded train.
Why suddenly this story Kaytee? Refreshing memories of The Cowhead incident and Hishammuddin championing the protestors?
ReplyDeleteWeird way to highlight something, woh.
Why are you so surprised nostro piggy pig pig?
Deleteit shows the moronic religious fanaticism where even a dairy farmer was killed on a roadside for transporting cows.
Deletekeep religion under control or we'll suffer the same fate as some unfortunate Indians in India
I thought religious intolerance has already started in Malaysia with cases of Islamisation of anything Govt. and their agencies, kidnapping, cowhead incidents, TVs, newspapers and other medias, praising and allowing of fanatic speakers freewill, clothing, behaviour, music, food and drinks, building of religious places etc etc.
DeleteYou have been too long away to notice until now? Wake Up!
And surabaya bombing....dare to ask those muslims....cheebye kaytee
DeleteU can bring pauline hanson. I need photo when u ask them
Why is beef forbidden for hindus, there must have been some stories to support such practice.
DeleteKampung....go to india and ask hindus why
Deletehttps://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/surabaya-protests-suicide-bomber-burials
ReplyDeleteMotherfucker kaytee.....indon terrorists love to target aussie. I would recommend them to target u instead
Holy cow! There are about 45.0 millions cow in India. They are all sacred and cannot be killed or slaughtered for meat. There are millions of hungry poor people in India.
ReplyDelete"There exists no politician in India daring enough to attempt to explain to the masses that cows can be eaten." ~Indira Gandhi
it' religious belief. The same fate would await any politician in Malaysia, even Mahathir, silly enough to tell the Muslims to forget about Allah
DeleteWhat about the surabaya bombers? Till today no indon dares to collect terrorist body
DeleteCheebye unknown.....is this islam? Suharto is right in hunting down on fundamentalist muslim terrorists even though he is a muslim
waiting for you to blog on that, wakakaka, you bloody mongrel. cakap ta-serupa bikin
DeleteNo...i leave it to you so that we can have u for lunch
DeleteIn India, cows are more valuable than human lives.
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Nik aziz told me to tell john many many times to stick to quran....else no more virgins for u.
DeleteAnyway, no muslim indons dare to take up the suicide bombing...why hor?
My batak and dayak indon friends are damn pissed with muslims like u. They were headhunters once. Time to chop some heads
Hohohoho! Looes still anally trying to push his 72 virgin choir boys at me, but I rather prefer 72 prostitutes. FYI, there's more gun related deaths occurred per year than caused by suicide bombings.
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DeleteYou sure people wont chop your hand or head or something
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