Indian Mob Kills Muslim Man Transporting Cows

Suspected vigilantes Saturday killed a Muslim man transporting two cows in India, just 15 months after a similar attack spotlighted the growing influence of pro-Hindu fringe groups. Many Hindus regard the cow as sacred, but India’s Muslim minority engages in the trade of cattle for slaughter and consumption, chiefly of buffalo meat, as well as for dairy purposes. Police in the northwestern state of Rajasthan said a group of five to seven people surrounded the man, identified only as...

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