cow slaughter

Police detain eight people in connection with the lynching

Modi expresses 'pain and anguish at the current environment' in India, listing incidents of vigilante violence

The incident occurs after they allegedly found the carcass of a bovine near the victim's house in Jharkhand

India is the world's second-largest producer of footwear and leather garment

The govt last week prohibited the sale and purchase of cows for slaughter across India

The ban is likely to further alienate Muslims who make up 14% of India's 1.3 billion people

Environment Ministry issues a notification under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act

The move comes following a law in Gujarat to award life-term for cow slaughter

Police still trying to ascertain identity of 200 attackers involved in attack

The crisis in India with respect to the meat ban is opening communal wounds that will not be healed soon