Muslim man killed by hindu mobs after rumours he was eating beef <br />Muslim man killed by hindu mobs after rumours he was eating beef <br />Muslim man killed by hindu mobs after rumours he was eating beef <br /> <br />A group of about 60 hindus beat Mohammad Akhlaq( who was a muslim) with sticks and bricks and left son with severe injuries in Bisara, India <br /> <br />A mob of about 60 Hindus became incensed when a temple announced that the family had been slaughtering cows and storing the beef in their house in Bisara, a village about 25 miles (45km) south-east of the Indian capital New Delhi, said district magistrate Nagendra Pratap Singh. <br /> <br />He said the mob dragged 52-year-old Mohammad Akhlaq and his son from their home on Monday night and beat them with sticks and bricks. Akhlaq was declared dead at a nearby hospital, while his son was being treated for serious injuries. <br /> <br /> <br />Akhlaq’s 46-year-old brother, Jan Mohammad Saifi, said the family was baffled by the attack. “My brother was singled out. Why were we targeted? We don’t eat beef,” he said, blaming a local hardline Hindu organisation for inciting the violence. “They announced our family had slaughtered a cow in the village, and that provoked people to attack our home.” <br /> <br />Akhlaq’s daughter, Sajida, said the family had mutton in the refrigerator, not beef, according to the Indian Express. Police said they had sent samples of meat taken from Akhlaq’s home to a laboratory to determine whether the meat was from a goat or a cow. <br /> <br />The attack occurred just days after the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha, when Muslim families in India traditionally slaughter a goat, though in other countries, cows and camels are also offered as sacrifices.
