<div>A man was thrashed by villagers for allegedly carrying beef for an Iftar party in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district, police today said.<div><br /></div><div>Ainul Ansari, a resident of Murahdih village, was on his way home on a scooter when he was caught by a group of persons near Loharbarba village on the Dhanbad-Tundi road and beaten up for allegedly carrying beef.</div><div><br /></div><div>Dinesh Singh, the police officer investigating the incident, said it occurred around 8 am on Tuesday.</div><div><br /></div><div>The police reached the spot after getting information and rescued Ansari.</div><div><br /></div><div>The policemen searched the scooter at the insistence of the villagers and recovered the beef.</div><div><br /></div><div>Both the vehicle and the meat were taken to Barbadda police station, Singh said.</div><div><br /></div><div>Ansari was admitted to Patliputra Medical College Hospital (PMCH) where the doctor attending to him at the emergency ward said he had received minor injuries.</div><div><br /></div><div>He was released on Wednesday.</div><div><br /></div><div>With the villagers alleging that Ansari had been trading in beef despite the ban, the police called in a veterinary doctor from the animal husbandry department to identify the seized meat.</div><div><br /></div><div>The doctor took away a sample for testing in a Ranchi laboratory.</div><div><br /></div><div>Ansari's family members denied he was trading in beef and said he was bringing mutton for an Iftar party at his home. "Meat is available at a cheap rate in Dhanbad and that is why villagers bring it for Iftar party from there," they said.</div><div><br /></div><div>Villagers mistook mutton for beef and assaulted Ansari, the family said.</div><div><br /></div><div>The man's wife, Sahida Begum, told the media that the attackers had snatched his mobile and Rs 1,500 during the assault.</div><div><br /></div><div>No FIR was filed by anyone after the incident, the police said.</div></div>
<div>A man was thrashed by villagers for allegedly carrying beef for an Iftar party in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district, police today said.<div><br /></div><div>Ainul Ansari, a resident of Murahdih village, was on his way home on a scooter when he was caught by a group of persons near Loharbarba village on the Dhanbad-Tundi road and beaten up for allegedly carrying beef.</div><div><br /></div><div>Dinesh Singh, the police officer investigating the incident, said it occurred around 8 am on Tuesday.</div><div><br /></div><div>The police reached the spot after getting information and rescued Ansari.</div><div><br /></div><div>The policemen searched the scooter at the insistence of the villagers and recovered the beef.</div><div><br /></div><div>Both the vehicle and the meat were taken to Barbadda police station, Singh said.</div><div><br /></div><div>Ansari was admitted to Patliputra Medical College Hospital (PMCH) where the doctor attending to him at the emergency ward said he had received minor injuries.</div><div><br /></div><div>He was released on Wednesday.</div><div><br /></div><div>With the villagers alleging that Ansari had been trading in beef despite the ban, the police called in a veterinary doctor from the animal husbandry department to identify the seized meat.</div><div><br /></div><div>The doctor took away a sample for testing in a Ranchi laboratory.</div><div><br /></div><div>Ansari's family members denied he was trading in beef and said he was bringing mutton for an Iftar party at his home. "Meat is available at a cheap rate in Dhanbad and that is why villagers bring it for Iftar party from there," they said.</div><div><br /></div><div>Villagers mistook mutton for beef and assaulted Ansari, the family said.</div><div><br /></div><div>The man's wife, Sahida Begum, told the media that the attackers had snatched his mobile and Rs 1,500 during the assault.</div><div><br /></div><div>No FIR was filed by anyone after the incident, the police said.</div></div>