A 56-year-old Muslim man was lynched by a mob on Wednesday on the suspicion that he was carrying beef in the Indian state of Bihar, The Print reported. According to the police, while Firoz Qureshi managed to escape, his uncle was beaten with wooden sticks. “They stopped our moped and the sarpanch alleged that we were carrying beef and ordered the men to thrash us,” he said, according to The Print. “It is under investigation whether Naseem was carrying beef or not at the time of the incident.”Meanwhile, Naseem Qureshi's brother, Ashraf Qureshi, accused the police of protecting those involved in the incident. Slaughtering cows - venerated by Hindus - is illegal in a number of Indian states.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 11, 2023 01:08 UTC