Two more arrested in India after murder over beef rumours

E-Paper | May 26, 2026

NEW DELHI: Indian police on Saturday arrested two more suspects in a mob murder of a Muslim man over rumours he had eaten beef, as debate mounted over communal intolerance under the Hindu nationalist government.

Mohammad Akhlaq, 50, was dragged from his house on the outskirts of the capital and beaten to death by around 100 people on Monday night over suspicions he had eaten beef — a taboo in the Hindu-majority nation.

Read: Indian man beaten to death, son injured over beef eating 'rumours'

Akhlaq's 22-year-old son was also seriously injured in the attack in Bisada village in Uttar Pradesh state and has been undergoing treatment at a nearby hospital.

“Total eight main accused (have been) arrested out of 10 named ones,” A. Satish Ganesh, a senior police official for Uttar Pradesh told AFP in a text message, without giving any further details.

Police arrested six other suspects on Wednesday.

The case has fuelled concerns over perceptions religious intolerance is growing under the right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party government.

Calls have grown for nationalist Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to speak out on the case after colleagues in his party came under fire for appearing to trivialise the crime.

“If somebody says it was pre-planned, I don't agree. It was an accident and investigations should happen,” junior culture minister Mahesh Sharma told reporters during a visit to the victim's family on Friday.

Hostile villagers attacked a media crew on Saturday, pelting stones and shattering their car windows.

Rumours that the family had eaten beef began when a calf was reported missing in Dadri village, 35 kilometres from New Delhi.

Soon after a nearby temple made an announcement via loudspeaker that the family had consumed beef and within minutes the mob kicked down Akhlaq's door and tore through his home before killing him.

The victim's family has maintained they had mutton in the fridge and not beef.

Also read: Go to Pakistan if you can't live without beef: BJP minister

Killing cows is banned in many states of India, where the majority of the population is Hindu but which is also home to sizeable Muslim, Christian and Buddhist minorities.

In March, the state of Maharashtra toughened its ban to make even possessing beef illegal, a move seen by religious minorities as a sign of the growing power of hardline Hindus since Modi came to power last year.

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Mirza

Oct 04, 2015 12:53pm

BJP may be the last nail in secular India's coffin. What a shame that Gandhi is loved by the world but Indians have turned to the party of his killers.

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Khan

Oct 04, 2015 12:56pm

And this country wants permanent membership in Security Council

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tamil

Oct 04, 2015 01:02pm

All Indians irrespective of their religion, caste should be treated equal and life imprisonment should be handed to those who disturb communal harmony, if justice is not given quickly , India will weaken from inside which is more dangerous than any external enemy.

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sana-1

Oct 04, 2015 01:03pm

Thank you Jinnah for creating separate nation and thereby ensuring safety and security of Muslim population of the sub continent.

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Real Zak

Oct 04, 2015 01:08pm

If people have no fear of law then they will take law into their hands and total mayhem ensues, hence it is important for country to have corruption free and independent justice system guaranteeing quick disposal of cases where culprits are handed strict punishment , which restores faith in country's law framework bringing crime down and relief and safety to common man.

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Dilectus

Oct 04, 2015 01:15pm

Welcome to Modi's extremist India!

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Shehzad

Oct 04, 2015 01:19pm

Cant expect a guy who presided over Gujrat massacres to condemn this crime.

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Yuva

Oct 04, 2015 01:22pm

Hang them if they did it. We the Hindus also ll eat beef. Arrest all these stupid people. We are the citizen of this world.

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RAJA

Oct 04, 2015 01:28pm

A fascist and nationalist Government. This is the result.

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Azmeen

Oct 04, 2015 01:28pm

Secular India?

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viswarup

Oct 04, 2015 01:35pm

I dont know why people get to the truth of the matter. The party ruling the state of UP where the incident ocured is not BJP but so called "secular" SP. The law and order majorly resides in the hands of the party ruling the state. Blaming the central government would be very wrong in this case. It's just that whenever such things happen anywhere people love to find logic behind it in a way they deem fit.

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Oct 04, 2015 01:42pm

I have faith in our judiciary. His killers won't go scot free.

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abdul

Oct 04, 2015 01:45pm

@Khan why not permanent membership? Do all the permanent members are not indulge in killing innocents?

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iqbal malik

Oct 04, 2015 01:48pm

@Real Zak Law makers were behind this killing, so who will fear from the law. This nation has elected a murderer of over 2000 Muslims, this was expected these type of killings will happen. This has happened close to the capital Delhi, think about the remote areas. Fundamentalist Hindu may kill people of other religion and will not let news to come out.

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Oct 04, 2015 01:49pm

If these reports are correct then we are heading for big internal problems. Since school days we learned all religions to be respected and all of sudden such issue are coming up. I think poverty and religion has deep connection. Religion doesn't make you poor but poor can go extrem for religion

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Hindu

Oct 04, 2015 01:52pm

Let the perpetrators of this heinous crime be brought to justice.

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bikas

Oct 04, 2015 01:58pm

its naive to blame the central Govt(BJP in this case) for this incident when the SP is the ruling party of the Uttar Pradesh.The State Govt has the power on State matters not the center.You can blame the villagers for their medieval thinking and lack of intolerance.If i take a pork meat in a muslim majority area in India i will get beaten badly too,and this does not mean i should blame muslim political parties.The Dawn should stop manufacturing their own stories and come to ground reality.Most villages in india or even pakistan are not western europe with modern views.So dont blame every such incidents on political parties

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Neutral Indian

Oct 04, 2015 02:09pm

For those Bhakts who want us to believe BJP has nothing to do with this.. BJP MLA Sangeet Som, an accused in Muzaffarnsgar riots case, has offered to bring out the murder accused in this case, out on bail. Birds of the same feather flocking together. Sorry this is not the India that I ever wished to see being ruled by bigots and thugs, ever in my life.

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Axis

Oct 04, 2015 02:13pm

It is sad but it is one incident in 1.2 billion people. Many recent incidences where Hindus have saved Muslims and helped them have not been featured here.

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Yaqoob

Oct 04, 2015 02:25pm

Thanks again Mr. Jinnah !

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N.S

Oct 04, 2015 02:26pm

@Neutral Indian Yes true there are many criminals and murderers in Modi's government both at the center and in different states where BJP has government...Sangeet Som the prime accused in Muzzafargarh riots where about 65 Muslims were butchered is rewarded for his criminal activities. About one third of Modi's ministers are criminals...a report.

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MURDAPIR

Oct 04, 2015 02:33pm

Terrorism of another kind.

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Punjabi Indian

Oct 04, 2015 02:33pm

@iqbal malik ...No one has the right to blame Mr Modi for every small or big incident that happens in such a large continent of a nation of 1.30 billion. The state of UP where this incident happened is ruled by Samaj Wadi party known to be very fair to the minorities.It is a law and order sitution and neither BJP nor Mr Modi has anything to do with it.

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Sonny Afridi

Oct 04, 2015 02:42pm

@Mirza exactly!

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Sonny Afridi

Oct 04, 2015 02:42pm

@Khan ain't happening

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syed wasim haider

Oct 04, 2015 02:52pm

Most people in India are eating the (gelatin) juice of the bones of cows, bull, etc. etc. in the form of jellies, capsules .

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Dave

Oct 04, 2015 02:53pm

Do you guys really think that Modi will fall for false pressure from the media and opposition. This guy is on a roll and a hard ball player. The entire thing will recochet back to so called secularist. He is on a one point agenda and that is to take his country to the next level.

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Malik

Oct 04, 2015 03:07pm

Modi and his government should not cry for Pakistan to deal with extremists since Modi himself is a extremist Hindu mind. Let me be clear here that I am not against Hindus or any other religion but I am talking about extremists

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nasir

Oct 04, 2015 03:08pm

Thank you JINNAH......God Bless You !!!!

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Harmony-1

Oct 04, 2015 03:13pm

@Neutral Indian - Good to see an honest viewpoint. Those not in denial have started to accept that ethnic cleansing supreme leader is in power. This realisation bodes well for India; otherwise India is only going to regress. Our nations are riddled with problems (poverty, hunger, suicide, corruption, malnutrition, health care, education, list is long), religion should be the least of our worries - fanning religious divide is playing with fire.

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Tanveer Alam

Oct 04, 2015 03:13pm

@sana-1 Are you sure about the safety and security that you have? I don't want to mention any incident that took place in last month, it may hurt you.

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saleem

Oct 04, 2015 03:23pm

The secular fabric of our diverse,multicultural and colourful country,where people of different communities ,races ,ethnicitis & faiths have lived amicably for thousands of years ,is in jeopardy.The fascist desciples of the"murderers of Gandhiji" are trying their best to become murderers of secular India. we the people of this country claim that secularism is in our genes,but unfortunately we are heading towards communalism & bigotry due to sinister designs of certain fascist elements.We need to keep such elements at bay and build build India of our dreams together.That would be biggest defeat for divisive elements & biggest win for India.

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Harmony-1

Oct 04, 2015 03:47pm

@Punjabi Indian - "No one has the right to blame Mr Modi for every small or big incident". Really? Do you remember the "small incident" of that American boy who made the clock and how Obama reacted? This is far worse than that - a communal lynching. At the very least Modi should have condemned it vociferously straight away. He chose to keep 'quiet' like he did in Gujarat. They say, history repeats itself. How many more will he let these incidents repeat?

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Iftikhar Husain

Oct 04, 2015 03:48pm

Indian Prime minister is silent on the matter every body else is accusing each other.

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NIRAJ CHAWHAN

Oct 04, 2015 03:59pm

How painful is the silence of our PM on this issue, only we Indians know. This incidence has direct link to Bihar elections where Muslims are largest community after Hindu. But this Hindu votes are divided into yadavas, dalits, etc. And bjp knows Muslim are not their votebank. Inorder to get all Hindu votes combined this pro-hindu incident took place. sad but true, pm modi is playing votebank politics. UP elections are ahead so more yet to come..@terrible things.

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Naveed

Oct 04, 2015 04:09pm

@Hindu everyone hopes so. This is really disturbing in the sense that India being a big player in the region has drastic impact on all the region. I think these are the equivalent of ttp in India. India will pay heavy if they don't stop this madness of bjp.

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A. Ali

Oct 04, 2015 04:10pm

democracy and secularism at its best ... where are Indian comments, waiting how they would justify this under an umbrella of largest democracy.

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Neutral

Oct 04, 2015 04:16pm

People who wants to eat beef can come to communist party stronghold kerala, southern India. People recently here conducted beef fest in response to anti beef campaign by bjp. If bjp continue to impose rules like this, he will not be in power during the next election. People of India wants development and eradication of poverty and not communal riots and violence based on religion as we see in other countries...

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kashmir

Oct 04, 2015 04:19pm

@Axis bhagalpur, faizabad, godhra. Not one incident, multiple incidents. fascists terrosists in indian army. Col. Purohit. Shall we talk about who really killed Karkare?

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kashmir

Oct 04, 2015 04:20pm

@syed wasim haider Indians are weaing leather chapals and buying leather bags. Hypocrisy!!

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Neutral

Oct 04, 2015 04:22pm

@Neutral Indian. Being an Indian I would say, bjp has some political gain behind this.. No-one can reject that.

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Aurangzeb

Oct 04, 2015 04:24pm

Mob lynching in India over beef is as crazy as mob lynching in Pakistan over blasphemy. Both communities are crazy.

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khanm

Oct 04, 2015 04:31pm

All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will to be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression. Oh people of India it you want to see your country as secular rise up, and shake off the existing government, and form a new one that suits you better. This is a most valuable - a most sacred right - a right, which we hope and believe, is to liberate your whole country... remember there is nothing more sacred than a human life....

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zing

Oct 04, 2015 04:47pm

If law and order is weak then politicians can play politics using religious sentiments of people.

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Bipul

Oct 04, 2015 04:52pm

There is no justification for mob lynching. A thorough probe must be done and all hate mongers must be brought to books. No mercy expected.

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win

Oct 04, 2015 04:57pm

For these politicians winning elections by polarizing on religious lines is more important than maintaining communal harmony between different communities. They have the moto "For winning in elections we will do anything", this is a absolute shame and low of Indian politics.

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Sher Khan

Oct 04, 2015 04:59pm

We can only sympathize with these Muslims, living in India, we are sure, that the time is coming again, they must ask another Muslim state within current Indian boundaries, like Khalistaan demand.

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smash

Oct 04, 2015 05:03pm

I feel that we are making a mountain out of a molehill. Yes, the guilty should be bought to justice but let the law take its own course. I believe in modi but at the same time realise that this is the responsibility of the state government. Jai hind.

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Sohail

Oct 04, 2015 05:03pm

What you expect under the prime minister of Modi, the most conversational PM in India's history.

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smash

Oct 04, 2015 05:07pm

My dear fellow indians, let's take a vow that we will make our India the strongest economic power in the world so that anti indian forces will think twice about attacking us verbally or otherwise. Look at USA or china there are so many incidents there yet no one says a word about them. That's what we should focus on.

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Secular Politics

Oct 04, 2015 05:07pm

Our country India is Secular but our politics isn't secular its communal.

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Battleaxe

Oct 04, 2015 05:11pm

India has good police . Things will come out true in some time , things happen everywhere but in India the police does its work . Mob violence is difficult to punish with death penalty but harsh sentence will happen . Our system is slow but won't let go .there nothing called blood money here in India. You can't escape once booked .

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satya

Oct 04, 2015 05:14pm

@Punjabi Indian i am from up living in mumbai for last 15yrs..I can understand what mean to say..ppl in up have very bad mentality..for eg my father does not like to sit eat etc with Muslim ppl but I don't have any such problems..even if hindu/Muslim boy harasse girl from opposite religions turns into communal prblm..they just want an excuse to fight against each other

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East Indian

Oct 04, 2015 05:15pm

Criminals can exist any society but bringing them to justice can happen in secular india.

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Khalid

Oct 04, 2015 05:30pm

Thank you Qaide e Azam for giving us Pakistan!!

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Shaleen Mathur

Oct 04, 2015 05:39pm

@bikas BJP ditched it's voters. It was voted for rapid economic development & not to promote rioting. No development without unity & peace.

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xenia

Oct 04, 2015 05:44pm

@Aurangzeb Yes both are bad but we are talking about state's inaction and ownership over such incidents in India.

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Bangla

Oct 04, 2015 06:04pm

Thank you Qaide e Azam for giving us Pakistan!! I hear this a lot from pakistanis as if they need self reassurance that it wasn't a mistake. Shows disbelief.

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saleem

Oct 04, 2015 06:06pm

The divisive forces have succeeded to some extend in impacting the psyche of some people ,but still mojarity of Indians reject their primitive and obsolete mentality.Hope is only from thepeople of this country not from the polititions,if we harbour the noble ideas of secularism,mutual respect & brotherhood in our minds and souls ,no one can divide us.how can we achieve our noble goals if we are divided ,can we? we want a developed India,development of India means development of every indian,irrespective of cast,language,region & Faith.This is only possible if we are united,without any ill will against each other and contribute,whatever we can,on individual or collective level towards building our nation,without caring about what someone eats or does not eat.remember "United we stand,Divided we fall".

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ramusha23@gmail

Oct 04, 2015 06:15pm

@Khan we condemn the incident. After all any body's life is precious. God will not forgive the crime. Having said that Muslims in India are not minorities as we have more Muslims than Pakistan. There are more well wishers for Muslim and have been living peacefully for centuries even before Creation of Pakistan. There are no instances of Muslims migrating to Pakistan. On the contrary Hindus from Pakistan have been still migrating to India.

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Harmony-1

Oct 04, 2015 06:19pm

@Smash - So, your logic is get rich but kill anyway as killings happen in the West too? Smashing idea!!! When this happens in countries like USA you mention, and "no one says a word about" them is firstly a lie as (1) the whole country goes into rage even if a black is mistreated (2) after a killing, law enforcement institutions do actually work as they are independent and justice is given efficiently (3) leaders condemn strongly any communal incident and encourage communal harmony, like president having Eid and Diwali parties (4) how various communities live in harmony in the West is an example for us to emulate. So, your idea of just making money alone and if killing goes on so be it won’t cut it.

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A common pakistani

Oct 04, 2015 06:25pm

@ramusha23@gmail Irrespective of migration from any country to another, one simply can't ignore the plight and inhuman behavior experienced within one's own native land. Migration is just a shallow standard to measure one's quality of life in any country, many times people simply want to relish and realize the opportunity to earn a better life, migration should not speak for consideration only in terms of persecution. anyway deny all you want, there is disturbance not only within India, India does not share a good repute with most of its neighbors. And you don't have to compare yourself to Pakistan about which the Indian propaganda machine is constantly lamenting about, you are an independent country and accountable as such.

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sajid

Oct 04, 2015 06:26pm

Those who doubt in two nation theory, what do they think now???

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ZULFIQAR

Oct 04, 2015 06:34pm

@y i can tell you this people will be release Justice in India is only for Hindu Why Gujarat Muslim Killers are not being Hangged

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khanm

Oct 04, 2015 06:43pm

@sajid... same... as the same nation living under the same flag, same God... and killing in the name of sects.... does it make us any different...

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Ritesh

Oct 04, 2015 06:47pm

A land dispute issue has been given a communal colour this is how defeated and dejected modis opponents trying hard to maling him, modi is modi he gonna wipe them out by 2019.

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Zulfiqar Baig

Oct 04, 2015 06:50pm

Minus Modi is only the solution to clear this mess in India.

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hari

Oct 04, 2015 06:59pm

@ZULFIQAR Did you get justice for Model Town incident, killing of Akbar Baghuti, killing of Benazir butto, killing of Sabeen Mahmud coup of general parvez musharaff against Pakistan democracy did you get justice?

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A common pakistani

Oct 04, 2015 07:05pm

@khanm Irrelevant argument, if you have the chance to meet majority of Muslims, regardless of whichever creed or sect they belong to, they will come across as tolerant, common people, there are just a few black sheep among Muslims who unfortunately have the power and means to exploit the differences and justify their killing ideology. India on the other hand is hailed as a chief example of an ideal secular state, while Pakistan has been the victim of many proxy wars which are fought by many powers. Why didn't such sectarian killing take place some 15 years ago, did Pakistanis undergo some transformation during these years which made them different from their past? The answer lies somewhere else.The power of the state should be strong enough to crush any ignorant element that lacks the ability to live peacefully, people belonging to different religions lived together in Prophet Muhammad's (pbuh) times, they can still live together if they have the intelligence to do so.

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Abdul Muqtadir

Oct 04, 2015 07:21pm

Religious intolerance on both neighbouring countries is on the rise. Laws and incidents are taking place on both sides.

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Ahmed

Oct 04, 2015 07:35pm

How can India claim to be secular state when it treats non Hindu to obey Hindu beliefs. How in public school a secular state can force everyone to follow Hindu teaching. Your claim of democracy is you gals facade.

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GQureshi

Oct 04, 2015 07:46pm

Police will arrest and kangaroo Indian courts will release the culprits for lack of evidence ... when Muslim killings are involved. Samjhot express and Gugrat massacre are prime examples. Indian courts have no problem with the evidence when it comes to convicting and hanging Muslims. Worlds socalled largest democracy.

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Liaquat

Oct 04, 2015 07:50pm

@bikas no body blaming BJP for directly organizing it. They are demanding Modi to clearly talk on this issue and BJP to speak about policy on it. They are critical of enviroment created by BJP in all over the India.

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Sudhir Neyalasinger

Oct 04, 2015 08:07pm

@Harmony-1 You aren't getting the point. This issue was not communal. Someone who had a grouse against the guy used beef eating as an excuse. Also it's not Modi's government in UP. Most of us are able to see the issues clearly. But I guess for people in Pakistan every incident like this is an excuse to bash Modi.

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Montague

Oct 04, 2015 08:11pm

@Bangla No, it shows gratitude. One should be thankful for blessings and should not take it for granted. Basic lessons of life!

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ibiubu

Oct 04, 2015 08:23pm

@bikas Hi Bikas : Dawn did not "manufacturer "this news. It was reported by AFP agency. Whatever happened and whoever did it, does not bode well for India. Peace to you and your fellow countrymen.

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Rohit

Oct 04, 2015 08:24pm

Thank you Jinnah for creating separate nation and thereby ensuring safety and security of Muslim population of the sub continent. @sana-1 well.....enjoy the safe haven that is Pakistan

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Logical

Oct 04, 2015 08:34pm

@Zulfiqar Baig Wrong

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rish

Oct 04, 2015 08:57pm

@syed wasim haider, Indian foods that use animal gelatin are identified as such. It is perhaps the only place in the world where you will see green and red icons on foods indicating veg or non-veg

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indian

Oct 04, 2015 09:20pm

in every religion there is love.. yet love have no religion

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aslam shaikh

Oct 04, 2015 09:33pm

I will be really surprised if Modi will ever denounce this publicly on TV. He did not denounce ethnic cleansing of Muslims in Gujrat on CNN, how will he ever do this!

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Farooq

Oct 04, 2015 09:45pm

Is this "non-violent" face of India as portrayed in the world with pride? Is this "non-violent" India which criticizes Pakistan when some incident like this happens? Is this India that uses Ghandian non-violence philosophy, when convenient to score points against adversaries? Is this non-violent India which for the sake of cows, kills human beings? Is this India which proudly calls itself the world's largest democracy to fool others in granting it most secular status? Is this not the biggest "hypocracy"?

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Ajay vikram Singh

Oct 04, 2015 09:55pm

Red meat is injurious to health. Well, some people have taken this health warning too seriously, and trying to spread it around. But this is not the way, guys. Spread the message peacefully. learn from the cows, you love so much. Its such a peaceful animal.

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Abdul

Oct 04, 2015 10:52pm

Religious harmony is the essence of Islam... Let's revolutionize the international brotherhood ahead.

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fawad

Oct 04, 2015 10:52pm

@Punjabi Indian u r missing the point bro..no body is saying that modi or his government is directly responsible for village mob behavior but the point they(villagers) are indeed bolder by the general policies of central government..it is inspiration of sort for then as they know believe India for the Hindus only and other minorities living in India are 2nd class citizens who have to behave and dance to the tunes of majority,,sad but true..India a secular country no way...

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Vicky Jay

Oct 04, 2015 11:27pm

Vicky Jay from Pune Pak may allow beef eating but in Hindu majority India it is illegal.In this case they(Muslims) should respect the Hindu majority in the village and refrain eating beef as Hindus worship cows.BJP is doing well.Other parties r actually psedo-secular.

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Vicky Jay Pune

Oct 04, 2015 11:35pm

Muslims should respect sentiments of their majority neighbors by not eating beef.BJP is doing well whereas other pseudo secular parties are trying to reap political mileage of this incident.But I don't support the killing of a human being for this issue.

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Jay

Oct 05, 2015 12:02am

@A. Ali ...read above?... Democracy has nothing to do with it.. If you don't know, Even you guys have democracy..

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Dinesh

Oct 05, 2015 12:29am

@sana-1 Will you accept Indian Muslims still being 'persecuted' in India?

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Talha

Oct 05, 2015 12:35am

Wake up call for indians......modi on one hand diverting attn of indians on IT n development, but underneath it is dividing every indian ... promoting hate and culture of cold attitude btw the indians irrespective of religion

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Asgher Ali

Oct 05, 2015 12:58am

For the first time in my life, I feel that I am safer in Pakistan despite all that terrorism!

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Kautiliya

Oct 05, 2015 01:36am

The person(s) who have murdered this poor person must be dealt with the force of law. My heart goes out to his family.

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sikh @singh

Oct 05, 2015 02:27am

shame on indian govt and society.had 1984 rioters been punished this would not have happened.roiters and murderers should be severely punished.

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Aussie

Oct 05, 2015 02:55am

this is disgrace for all hindus of india. what a shame im disgussted.

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Cyrus

Oct 05, 2015 03:29am

@Khan .... What kind of people did the British discover when they traveled in India? What could they have been thinking?

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Cyrus

Oct 05, 2015 03:43am

@y ... .. The police are arresting more of them, but only because India has been disgraced.

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Cyrus

Oct 05, 2015 03:54am

@NY .... The starving poor everywhere always use religion as their excuse for anger, and attacking others. The list is long.

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Cyrus

Oct 05, 2015 03:58am

@Axis ..... That's true.

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Cyrus

Oct 05, 2015 04:01am

@syed wasim haider .... Good point!

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Cyrus

Oct 05, 2015 04:03am

@saleem .... Slaves of different ethnicities and faiths - do they count?

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Cyrus

Oct 05, 2015 04:12am

@Neutral .... Communism in the Third World is the same. Rural people want schools and medal clinics because they are being left behind.

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Cyrus

Oct 05, 2015 04:18am

@khanm .... From a religious perspective these people believe if cows are killed or if they eat beef it is bad karma. So they should worry about their own karma that that of others. Eating beef then is an individual - and democratic choice.

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Vikram

Oct 05, 2015 04:20am

@Neutral Indian If any thing like this happens ever again in India, BJP will be out of office in the next elections. I wish all Indians protest this murder and let politicians know that things like this are not acceptable.

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Cyrus

Oct 05, 2015 04:22am

@satya .... Mumaith Khan's Muslim father married her Hindu mother. They had five daughters and no sons but were very happy with each other. Who we marry should be no one's business.

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Cyrus

Oct 05, 2015 04:45am

@Abdul Muqtadir ... Violence is one the rise because of the incredible number of people in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The population of the sub continent will double in 50 years. When there are no resources left the continent will explode. Europe exploded into war in 1914 because of overpopulation in Germany, Austria, France, Britain and Russia.

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Sanjay

Oct 05, 2015 05:05am

@Vikram UP is SP ruled state and law and order is state subject.

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P kumar

Oct 05, 2015 05:27am

@Mirza is Gandhi loved in Pakistan

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P kumar

Oct 05, 2015 05:28am

@sana-1 if Jinnah was around today he would be worried

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KARAN

Oct 05, 2015 05:32am

@sana-1 Safe and secure ...REALLY?

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Akash

Oct 05, 2015 06:23am

This is sad sad incident. Culprits should be hanged without any mercy. BJP has to realize, if they use their power to free the culprits, it will only let move neutrals to Congress. Indian democracy is not faultless but whenever things like this happen, people and media scrutinize everything and support the truth making it not go worse. govt and courts should speed up the process and hang the culprits.

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Logical

Oct 05, 2015 06:50am

I have seen no mention of Akhlaq's childhood friend Manoj Sisodia who called police and transported his son Danish to hospital in a timely fashion nor the neighbors who made sure our other Muslim brothers were escorted to safety. I condemn the barbaric act and also condemn the venom spited here on Dawn's comment section by people trying to give it religious colors. Goons and terrorists have no religion..period!

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Vegetarian

Oct 05, 2015 08:21am

While there is nothing wrong in eating anything (veg/non-veg) what needs to be considered are the feelings, beliefs of others who may feel offended due to the act. How will one react if Pork based products (e.g Hamburgers, sausages etc.) were consumed in Muslim dominant areas? Will the voices advocating the right to consume beef by minorities still advocate the right of the minorities to consume Pork? While I don't advocate the consumption of Pork (or Beef or non-veg), I advocate the use of common sense. "When in Rome, do as the Romans do". So if my actions would hurt the sentiments of my neighbour, I'd rather not commit those actions out of being "sensible" over using it to claim my right. Finally, eating vegetarian never hurt anyone yet!

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usman

Oct 05, 2015 09:14am

@viswarup ,,,, safety is the responsibility of state,,, but who has passed this stupid bill,, BJP did

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Rajat

Oct 05, 2015 10:43am

@Saleem- Very true bro.

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ravi vancouver

Oct 05, 2015 11:42am

@Cyrus You are right brother, imposing your religious beliefs on others by force is morally, humanly wrong. RSS and fundamentalist Hindus shall fail in their agenda of enforcing their religious beliefs on minority population. Talibans in Pakistan failed in Pakistan to achieve this in spite of so much innocents got killed. RSS can not even imagine to be as strong as Talibans in Pakistan.

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Harmony-1

Oct 05, 2015 01:55pm

@Sudhir Neyalasinger - So, if Modi didn't condemn it you "clearly" support it as you "are able to see the issues clearly?

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A common pakistani

Oct 05, 2015 08:12pm

Stop trolling, it's about time this argument is closed, the bottomline is that independence is a blessing, we Pakistanis must cherish that point, respect everyone residing in your country, this incident just shows an ignorant and jahil mindset.

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A PROUD PAKISTANI MUSLIM

Oct 06, 2015 02:15am

Mashallah , Mashallah wow how logical is this right , a calf goes missing so you just out of pure bias without any proof go to the nearest muslim family you can lay your hands on and 100 people stomp over , brutally kill the poor man just because he was muslim .... tell me : 1. How can you say that the man ate beef like in 3-5 minutes he found the calf,he butchered it, his wife probably cooked it,they had the meal right all of this is soooo rational im shocked. 2. How can you kill an human for eating beef (when you don't even have proof)? Presumably the life of a calf is more important to Indians than a mans life!!!

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