Uttar Pradesh: A Muslim man has been killed and four others injured by a cow-watching group in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The incident took place Wednesday night in a small village in UP’s Mathura district, according to The Muslim Mirror.
The guards attacked the victims, accusing them of smuggling cows. According to a video from Abaster News, a priest at the Barsana Ashram has admitted that he was present at the scene of the brutal lynching.
“I got a call at 3:30 in the morning that a group of men was smuggling cows. Another man and I set off on a motorcycle.”
Five survivors of the attack were taken to the district hospital for treatment. Police said half a dozen cattle were recovered from the scene and vehicles were also seized.
In a video tweeted by Mathura police, rural SP Sherish Chand said that action would be taken against the cow smugglers.
The Hindustan Times further quoted him as saying that the four comrades who were killed were in police custody and had been referred to the district hospital for treatment.
Chand further alleged that the victims opened fire on the villagers. In retaliation, villagers opened fire on him and allegedly killed the Muslim man. Web Desk
