Hindu mob beats up Muslim couple over beef rumour in India

Days after Narendra Modi’s hardliner Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was elected to power for a second consecutive term, a Hindu extremist mob has severely thrashed three Muslims, including a woman, over beef rumours.

According to India Today, the incident took place in the Seoni city of Madhya Pradesh.

A video of the incident, which shows self-claimed gau rakshaks [cow vigilantes] hitting the young Muslims with sticks, has gone viral. The video also shows the Muslim man being forced to thrash his wife with a slipper and say Jai Shree Ram.

WATCH VIDEO:

A day after on all the talk on inclusiveness by @PMOIndia this is what happens in Seoni, Madhya Pradesh, muslim man being beaten on suspect of carrying beef and then asked to thrash his wife & say Jai Shree Ram. @CMMadhyaPradesh & @DGP_MP will you take some action…? /1 pic.twitter.com/4IQTPKQa28

— Amjed Ullah Khan MBT (@amjedmbt) May 24, 2019

Five suspects have been arrested from Seoni city, 350 km from state capital Bhopal, the police was quoted as saying. Meanwhile, the victims have been identified as local residents Dilip Malviya, Taufik and Anjum Shama.

Former Indian occupied Kashmir (IoK) chief minister Mehbooba Mufti took to Twitter to condemn the incident.

Horrified to see cow vigilantes thrash an innocent muslim with such impunity in MP. Hope @OfficeOfKNath takes swift action against these goons. https://t.co/2R78X0iy8M

— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) May 25, 2019

“Horrified to see cow vigilantes thrash an innocent Muslim with such impunity in MP. Hope the chief minister will take swift action against these goons,” she said.