Scrap dealer from WB beaten to death in Haryana over suspicion of eating beef, 5 held
Scrap dealer from WB beaten to death in Haryana over suspicion of eating beef, 5 held
CHANDIGARH: A migrant worker from West Bengal was allegedly beaten to death in Haryana's Charkhi Dadri district over suspicion that he had eaten beef, police said on Saturday, adding they have arrested five members of a cow vigilante group for the attack.
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini dubbed the August 27 incident "unfortunate" but said it is "not right to say things like mob lynching".
A senior police officer said the accused attacked Sabir Malik, who wad in his mid-20s, on the suspicion that he consumed beef. Police identified the five accused as Abhishek, Mohit, Ravinder, Kamaljit and Sahil.
