Man Assaulted by Mob for ‘Carrying Beef’ in Nagpur

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IndiaTomorrow.net,
Nagpur, July 13: A man identified as Salim Ismail Shah was assaulted by a mob in Nagpur on Wednesday. Salim, 36, was allegedly carrying beef – the allegation his wife has denied. She said it was mutton, not beef. The police have reportedly detained four people for interrogation in this connection.

According to ANI news agency, the incident took place in the Bharsingi area of Nagpur district in Maharashtra. The police have registered a case and four persons have been detained. The agency flashed a short video wherein the victim is seen being punched and kicked by some people.

A report in India Today says the attackers are said to be members of a group named Prahar Sanghatan.

Salim’s wife has refuted the charge that he was carrying beef.

According to India.com report , she said it was mutton and not beef. She also said that her husband Salim suffered internal injuries as he was punched and beaten with sticks.

In the last three months, around two dozen people, mostly Muslims, have been lynched over cow, beef and child theft issues in different parts of the country.

Some Latest Cases of Lynching:

02 July: A man named Asadul was lynched by villagers in Jharkhand’s Sahibganj district as he was allegedly trying to run away after murdering his wife.

29 June: Mohd Allimuddin, a resident of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand, was beaten to death by a mob in Ramgarh district of the same state on suspicion that he was carrying beef in his vehicle.

22 June: Three people identified as Mohammad Nasir, Nasirul Haque and Mohammad Samiruddin were lynched in West Bengal’s North Dinajpur district after they were allegedly caught stealing cows from a house.

22 June: A minor named Junaid Khan, 16, was beaten and stabbed to death by a group of people in a running train in Haryana.

16 June: Social activist Zafar Khan was allegedly beaten to death by municipality employees in Pratapgarh district of Rajasthan when he objected to them taking photos of women defecating in the open.

18 May: Four people named Naeem, Khali, Farzu and Raju were lynched in Seraikela-Kharsawa district of Jharkhand on suspicion of being child lifter.

18 May: Three people named Vikas Kumar Verma, Uttam Kumar Verma and Ganesh Kumar Gupta were lynched in Singhbhum district of Jharkhand on suspicion of being child lifter.

02 May: Ghulam Mohammad, 45, was killed by a group of men for allegedly helping an inter-faith couple in Bulandshahr district of Uttar Pradesh.

30 April: Two persons named Abu Hanifa and Riazuddin Ali were lynched by a mob in Nagaon district of Assam on suspicion of stealing cattle.

01April: Haryana dairy farmer Pehlu Khan, 55, was lynched in Alwar district of Rajasthan.

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