The mob lynching of a Muslim trader in Jharkhand’s Ramgarh two days ago has sent ripples of anger through the local population with women of the community saying they would pick up arms against self-styled cow protectors. The women say they are disillusioned with the police and believe the government is in cahoots with cow vigilantes. The village has erupted in anger and grief as many say Muslim men are becoming soft targets in the name of beef trade. Earlier in June, a 200-strong mob thrashed a 55-year-old Muslim dairy owner and set his house ablaze after a cow carcass was found near his home in Giridih. “We are scared of rising incidents of lynching targeting only Muslim men in the state.

Source: Hindustan Times July 01, 2017 06:22 UTC