Haryana: Cow Vigilantes Beat Bengal Migrant Labourer To Death On Suspicion Of Eating Beef, 7 Held

A migrant worker from Bengal who collected garbage for his living was beaten to death in Haryana by a group of cow vigilantes, who suspected that he had consumed beef, on August 27. The accused have been arrested, police said.

Chandigarh/Charkhi Dadri: Seven people, including two minors, were arrested for allegedly beating a migrant labourer from West Bengal to death over suspicion of consuming beef in Haryana's Charkhi Dadri district, police said on Saturday.

According to a senior police officer, Sabir Malik was murdered on August 27.

Police said that accused Abhishek, Mohit, Ravinder, Kamaljit and Sahil called Mallik to a shop on the pretext of selling empty plastic bottles and then attacked him. When some locals intervened, the accused took Malik to another place, where they again started assaulting him that finally resulted in his death.

Police said Malik, a migrant labourer from West Bengal, lived in a slum near Bandra village in Charkhi Dadri district and collected garbage and waste for his livelihood. He was targeted by the accused on suspicion that he had consumed beef.

Sujauddin Sardar, husband of the victim's sister registered a police complaint. In his complaint, Sardar, a rag picker from a slum in Badhada village and native of Assam's Barpeta, told police that some youths came looking for Malik and asked him to come to the bus stand as they wanted to sell some junk material to him.

"Asiruddin, a resident of Barpeta, was also called to the spot. Around four to five youths assaulted Mallik and Asiruddin and then took them away on bikes," Sardar told police.

In a video that surfaced on social media, Malik and Asiruddin were seen being beaten with sticks. The assaulters are reportedly members of the Gau Raksha Dal. During the assault, Malik died and Asiruddin was seriously injured, sources said.

Police have registered a case against the accused under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

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