Beef arrest: Muslim man died in police custody
2016-10-03
On the night of October 3, Jharkhand police swept down on Dighari village in Jamatara district, detaining 22-year-old Minhaz Ansari, and two of his friends, Shahban and Fahim. They were thrashed by sub-inspector Harish Pathak and five or six other police personnel. Minhaj was beaten separately by the police which leads to his death according to co-accused Shahban. CAH report says that Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s (VHP) district head alleged that the deceased victim uploaded photo of himself with a calf and later with beef on social networking app WhatsApp.