Chandigarh, August 31: Five people, who are part of a cow vigilante group, have been arrested for allegedly beating a migrant worker from West Bengal to death in Haryana's Charkhi Dadri district over suspicion that he had eaten beef, police said on Saturday. According to a senior police officer, Sabir Malik was killed on August 27. Mob Lynching in Assam: 40-Year-Old Man Lynched to Death in Hojai on Suspicion of Stealing Cow; Six Arrested.
Suspecting that the victim had eaten beef, the accused -- Abhishek, Mohit, Ravinder, Kamaljit and Sahil -- called Malik at a shop under the pretense of selling empty plastic bottles and then beat him, the officer said. He added that after some people intervened, the accused took Malik to another location and beat him again, leading to his death. Mob Lynching in Assam: Man Beaten to Death in Karbi Anglong For Allegedly Misbehaving With Woman.
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VIDEO | “On August 27, locals received information that people living in shanties were eating banned meat. So, they went there and called police to take samples of banned meat, which have been sent to the lab. Two persons were taken by the mob and beaten up. One man named, Sabir,… pic.twitter.com/XDIXma34cQ
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Malik lived in a shanty near Bandhra village in Charkhi Dadri district and collected waste and rag for a living, the police said. All the five accused have been arrested, they said, adding that two juveniles have also been apprehended in the matter. A case under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) has been registered against the accused, the police said.