Beef Eating Accusation

Nikhil Gupta, the man accused by the United States of plotting to assassinate Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, has alleged multiple violations of fundamental rights as he is in prison in Prague waiting for extradition to the US.

A Muslim man was abused and heckled for allegedly selling beef in Assam's Biswanath district on Sunday. Police detained one person after a video of the the man on his knees in deep slush, begging to let him go, was widely shared on social media.

Seven Muslim men were beaten by a mob of self-appointed cow protectors in Bihar on Thursday over rumours that they were eating beef.

In an Independence Day speech that presented his vision of a new India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today emphasised that "violence in the name of faith is unacceptable." It was another reminder from the Prime Minister that mob attacks by cow vigilantes on people they accuse of smuggling or eating beef will not be brooked.

As the ruling Trinamool Congress confirmed founder Mamata Banerjee as its chief for another six-year term, the West Bengal chief minister called on regional parties to come together to defeat the BJP, against which she launched her strongest attack in recent times.

After visiting the Bisara village in Dadri, where Mohammed Akhlaq was killed last year by a mob that accused him of killing a cow and eating beef, union minister Mahesh Sharma tweeted "Met the family of deceased Ravi in Bisara village, Greater Noida. Bisara get settled now."

An accused in the murder of Mohammad Akhlaq, who was lynched by a mob over suspicion of having eaten beef in Uttar Pradesh's Dadri last year, has died at a hospital in Delhi.

Police have filed an FIR or First Information Report against the family of Mohammad Akhlaq, who was lynched by a mob over suspicion of having eaten beef, a day after the court asked for charges filed against them for allegedly slaughtering a calf.

The Dadri case - in which 52-year-old Mohammad Akhlaq was lynched in September last year -- saw a new twist today, with the families of the accused filing an appeal in court. The plea said a police case be filed against Mr Akhlaq's family since they had slaughtered a calf, which is illegal in the state.

Ignoring police orders, a group of BJP and Shiv Sena politicians led a village meeting or panchayat demanding action against the family of Mohammed Akhlaq, who was lynched to death in September over accusations that his family was eating beef in their home.

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) today dismissed accusations linking it with some recent "condemnable" incidents like Dadri mob killing episode in which a man was killed for allegedly eating beef, saying the Sangh is unnecessarily being put in the dock as part of a conspiracy by some forces.

Amidst outrage over the killing of a man in Uttar Pradesh over rumours he ate beef, Rashtriya Janata Dal president Lalu Prasad on Saturday stoked a controversy saying Hindus too eat beef and accused the BJP and its ideological mentor, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS of communalising the issue, triggering a sharp response from the BJP.

Nikhil Gupta, the man accused by the United States of plotting to assassinate Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, has alleged multiple violations of fundamental rights as he is in prison in Prague waiting for extradition to the US.

A Muslim man was abused and heckled for allegedly selling beef in Assam's Biswanath district on Sunday. Police detained one person after a video of the the man on his knees in deep slush, begging to let him go, was widely shared on social media.

Seven Muslim men were beaten by a mob of self-appointed cow protectors in Bihar on Thursday over rumours that they were eating beef.

In an Independence Day speech that presented his vision of a new India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today emphasised that "violence in the name of faith is unacceptable." It was another reminder from the Prime Minister that mob attacks by cow vigilantes on people they accuse of smuggling or eating beef will not be brooked.

As the ruling Trinamool Congress confirmed founder Mamata Banerjee as its chief for another six-year term, the West Bengal chief minister called on regional parties to come together to defeat the BJP, against which she launched her strongest attack in recent times.

After visiting the Bisara village in Dadri, where Mohammed Akhlaq was killed last year by a mob that accused him of killing a cow and eating beef, union minister Mahesh Sharma tweeted "Met the family of deceased Ravi in Bisara village, Greater Noida. Bisara get settled now."

An accused in the murder of Mohammad Akhlaq, who was lynched by a mob over suspicion of having eaten beef in Uttar Pradesh's Dadri last year, has died at a hospital in Delhi.

Police have filed an FIR or First Information Report against the family of Mohammad Akhlaq, who was lynched by a mob over suspicion of having eaten beef, a day after the court asked for charges filed against them for allegedly slaughtering a calf.

The Dadri case - in which 52-year-old Mohammad Akhlaq was lynched in September last year -- saw a new twist today, with the families of the accused filing an appeal in court. The plea said a police case be filed against Mr Akhlaq's family since they had slaughtered a calf, which is illegal in the state.

Ignoring police orders, a group of BJP and Shiv Sena politicians led a village meeting or panchayat demanding action against the family of Mohammed Akhlaq, who was lynched to death in September over accusations that his family was eating beef in their home.

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) today dismissed accusations linking it with some recent "condemnable" incidents like Dadri mob killing episode in which a man was killed for allegedly eating beef, saying the Sangh is unnecessarily being put in the dock as part of a conspiracy by some forces.

Amidst outrage over the killing of a man in Uttar Pradesh over rumours he ate beef, Rashtriya Janata Dal president Lalu Prasad on Saturday stoked a controversy saying Hindus too eat beef and accused the BJP and its ideological mentor, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS of communalising the issue, triggering a sharp response from the BJP.