Eleven men were part of mob that attacked Alimuddin Ansari, who was transporting beefEleven cow protection vigilantes in the Indian state of Jharkhand have been sentenced to life in prison for killing a Muslim man who was transporting beef. They are thought to be the first people convicted for violence in the name of the cow. Police are often accused of condoning or ignoring cow vigilantism, in many cases charging the victims with cow smuggling or illegal slaughter. On the day Ansari was killed, the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, made a speech calling cow vigilantism unacceptable. His son, Shahzad Ansari, told the Guardian he was “happy the court has taken the right decision”.

Source: The Guardian March 22, 2018 14:03 UTC