Some 2,000 people took to the streets Monday in an Indian-controlled
area of Kashmir to protest the killing of a teenage Muslim truck driver
who was burned to death in the cab of his truck, apparently because he
was wrongly suspected of transporting beef.
It was the third instance in recent weeks in which a Muslim man has been killed over beef. Cows are considered sacred by Hindus.
Zahid Rasool Bhat, 18, the truck driver who died Sunday of burns,
was buried Monday in his village, Botengo, in South Kashmir. Hindu
militants are suspected of carrying out the attack, in which gasoline
bombs were reportedly thrown into his vehicle on Oct. 9. The incident
was caught on security cameras.
Bhat was reportedly carrying coal in his truck, not beef.
,,,
Five people were arrested for murder, rioting, conspiracy and explosives
charges, according to Waheed-ur-Rahman, spokesman of the state
government. He said one had fled and was the target of a manhunt. He
said the case would be held in a “fast-track” court designed to speed up
India’s typically slow judicial process.
Indian trucker was killed over rumor that he was carrying beef - LA Times
No comments:
Post a Comment