A meat trader succumbed to injuries Thursday after he was assaulted by at least 10 men who intercepted his van carrying “cattle meat” in Ramgarh district near Ranchi, Jharkhand Police said. The attackers also set Ansari’s vehicle ablaze, said police, adding that “heavy security” has been deployed in the area to “maintain calm”. “Some people intercepted his Maruti van, which had a West Bengal registration number, and forced him to get out. The assailants then toppled his van and set it afire,” said an officer. They intercepted the van, thrashed him, set his vehicle afire,” said Mullik.

Source: Indian Express June 30, 2017 00:25 UTC