New Delhi : Two Muslim women were brutally beaten up and abused over beef rumour by a mob led by cow vigilantes. In a video recorded by a spectator, the mob is chanting “Gau mata ki jai”, cornering the two women. People from the crowd then slap, kick and abuse the women, while the policemen present at the scene make apathetic attempts to control the crowd, reported NDTV.
As per the NDTV report, the police had been tipped off about the two women carrying 30 kg of beef, and had gone to the station to arrest the women.
But even after they were arrested, the women were thrashed by the mob for nearly half an hour before police finally took them away.
According to the report, it was further revealed that the meat was that of buffalo and not cow. But the women have still been charged as they did not have a permit to sell meat.
However, no action has been taken against the mob that beat up the women, or the policemen who failed to stop the attack.
The incident caused a furore in the Rajya Sabha, with BSP chief Mayawati and others condemning the attack.