Rumour Two youths beaten up over cow slaughter

2015-10-09

Main Information

  • Victim Names Lalla, Rafiq
  • Date of Incident 2015-10-09
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Religious identity
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Undisclosed
  • State Uttar Pradesh
  • City/District Mainpuri, Karhal
  • Party in Power SP

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Karhal
  • Perpetrator Organization Bajrag Dal
  • Place of incident N/A

Two Muslims were beaten brutally by the mob. They were skinning a dead cow which had died a day earlier. The mob accused them of cow slaughter. The police came to the spot to rescue them. Their patrol cars were attacked too. The mob also went on a rampage and destroyed the shops owned by the Muslims. Some vehicles were also torched. It took 5 hours for the police to get the situation under control.