AGRA: Six persons were beaten up by a mob of cow vigilantes for allegedly slaughtering a buffalo inside the premises of dairy unit owned by a Hindu in Gandhi Park area of Aligarh . Police on Friday booked six people, including the dairy owner, but no action was taken against the vigilantes, alleged the dairy owner's family members.Aligarh senior superintendent of police Rajesh Pandey told TOI that the dairy owner, Kallu Baghel, had asked some people to take away his buffalo, which was sick and had stopped giving milk. The SSP said five people came to his house and allegedly slaughtered the animal in the compound of the dairy.According to the police, Imran, a cattle trader, offered to buy the animal on the condition that the dairy owner allows him to slaughter the animal on his premises only. During slaughtering, the animal's blood flowed out of the dairy compound which was noticed by local residents in Pannaganj locality. A mob soon gathered on the spot and started thrashing those slaughtering the buffalo.

Source: Times of India May 12, 2017 16:16 UTC