Youths attacked on suspicion of possessing beef

In an incident involving cow vigilantism, a video of which also went viral, two youths of Malegaon tehsil of Washim district in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra were beaten up by ‘gau rakshaks’ last week.

In the video, a group of men were seen beating up the two meat traders.

Reports reaching there said that the group of men who bashed them up later took them to the police station last Friday.

Washim district’s Superintendent of Police Mokshada Patil said on Monday that samples of the meat had been sent to Nagpur for detailed examination and ascertain whether it was beef.

“We have registered two sets of complaints. Nine people had been arrested in connection with the incident. Seven of them who attacked the two men were booked under various sections of the IPC. The two people who were attacked were booked under section 295a of the IPC,” she said.

Further investigations were in progress.