Two Muslim men running a meat shop in Dundahera village, in Gurgaon district on the Delhi-Haryana border in India, were thrashed by a mob of 50 people, The Hindu reported on Saturday. Muhammad Israr, 25, and his 40-year-old friend Aftab were at their shop near Kapashera when a large mob armed with sticks confronted them, accusing them of selling beef.
“When I tried to reason with them and showed them the receipts to prove it was buffalo meat and not beef, they started raining blows on us. They punched me in the chest, abdomen and head. Aftab was also hit on the head and sustained injuries,” recalled Israr from hospital.
The mob threw the meat in the shop into a dustbin and poured acid over it. “The meat was worth over Rs10,000,” said Israr. The police have seized samples of the meat and sent them for examination.
Israr alleged that some traffic policemen present near his shop remained mute spectators and intervened only after he was badly thrashed. While Israr and his friend were being beaten, a couple of meat shop owners in the neighbourhood pulled down the shutters to their businesses. Israr said he was too scared to return to the village.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Sangeeta Rani said it was a minor clash between the shop owner and customers over purchase of meat.
The attack comes barely a fortnight after several Muslim families, running small enterprises such as tailoring and barber shops in Basai village, were beaten up and forced to flee to their native places in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 17th, 2014.
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ET either you are after something sinister or is just plain ignorant. Regarding minority rights in India you missed much more important reports like these:
Stanford report slams low conviction rate in Gujarat riot cases http://www.business-standard.com/video-gallery/general/stanford-report-slams-low-conviction-rate-in-gujarat-riot-case-politicos-react-6845.htm
Arrest and charging six innocent men for the Akshardham temple attack being acquitted after 12 long years. They are arrested in the most flimsiest manner and even asked them to choose which crime they'd like to be charged for http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-akshardham-temple-attack-case-six-acquitted-seek-compensation-from-gujarat-government-1991537 There are many many wrongful arrests and convictions. Some lucky ones are actually acquitted.
A few days ago, the saffron hate brigade has warned of terrible consequences in the near future. Their firebrand leader Togadia openly plans of another Gujarat or Muzaffarnagar riot and he is left unscathed by the authorities. If you want to dig in there are many many such incidents. You left all that and went for this?
It is not to say Pakistan fares any better although it never harps on Minority rights because it knows it has a terrible track record. Yet for India which aims to be a developed nation in a decade or two, this is glaring. The thing is, India sells itself much much better than what the ground reality is and Pakistan is a fabulous under seller. And it apparently doesn't even care.
ET: It's an honest critique please publish
@Libra:
Secular means the state will not differentiate between Hindus and Muslims, not cows and pigs
Every religion weather hindu or muslim or christian teach us to have tolerance, love for each other and promote peace. we are all brothers and do the things that promote peace, love , religion never allow us to hate any person, spread hate against any relegion or country . relegion always unite never divide
Well they were not killed just beaten, comparing to other places where Muslim's are slaughtering each other over beliefs then what can you say!!!! Well I say beating is more civilized then slaughtering. At least These guys are still walking on the right side of the ground
@Hmm:
Beef is banned in Haryana . Now even Police can’t do anything . They should sell it where it is allowed . You can sell pork . There is no ban on it.
Still you say India a secular state?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@Rana Ajeet:
Cat is out of bag. Finally.....
@baby doll main sone di:
Read the news again. They were not selling beef.
This is why Pakistan was created. Thank you Quaid e Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Allama Iqbal, and all our martyrs who sacrificed for this country's freedom.
@Gp65: Appreciate your stand. And my entire concern is this form of Hindutva raising its head.
Beef is banned in Haryana . Now even Police can't do anything . They should sell it where it is allowed . You can sell pork . There is no ban on it.
Another example of shining India. Judging by the comments of Indians on Tribune pages, it seems like our dramas aren't the only things these Indians are obsessed over ;) Too bad they accuse us of being xenophobic and anti-secularism while their own country is rife with these problems
If Muslims are ill treated in India, Pakistanis thank Jinnah. If Muslims are killed in Pakistan will they abuse Jinnah?
This is nothing compared to what muslims are doing to minorities in West Asia.
@Rangoonwala: Your idiocy is paramount. Yes there is mcDonnalds there but NO they do not sell beef. The whole menu is indianized and is only available in India.
Here is the link to their menu, instead of me telling you this you could have googled it yourself before posting but hey what can you expect from beggars... Even facts are being begged for...
http://www.mcdonaldsindia.com/menu.html
Its a shame these two guys beaten up but at least they still alive. India is poor woman of south asia who often gets abused by 3 husbands pak china bangla.
They have McDonald's there? They are selling hamburgers there? Or dosas and idlis? Are they attacking McDonald's in India? Burning McDonald's in India because of hamburgers made of beef? That is a signature menu item. The world world need to know this. Burning of McDonald's in India. This is unacceptable. Spread the word.
Though it is a disgraceful act, but Pakis seem to be more worried about the happenings of Indian Muslims than Muslim Pakistanis killing non pure Muslims. PM Modi does send a shock down the spine of Pakistan.
In these turbulent times, orders from the top required the publication of this incident from across the border alongside an unrelated stock photo. This is for the benefit of those of you who are unsure of your identities or may be waffling about the wisdom of the TNT. You can feel good now. Tomorrow, you will go back to your uncertainties.
Typical Muslim Hypocrisy. They are ultra sensitive when anyone try to say or do anything which is not so Islamic and in same breathe they are ultra insensitive to the sentiments of other religions. Why do they have to sell beef when they know it hurts the sentiments of majority. Are goats and Lambs not good enough? And eating beef is not even Islamic. There were no cows in Saudi Arabia. Then why do Muslims in south Asia keep slaughtering cows? Reason is pretty obvious.
These mobs should be punished. They should pay pay compensatory and also punitive damages to the muslims who were selling the meat. The culprits should also be jailed for some time to teach them a lesson.
The fact that the person was selling the meat in that area itself confirms that there are customers who buy that meat and consume it. It is not illegal and not even immoral. Hindus may not like it. If they don't, they should not visit that shop but should not do anything more than this.
There was no reason to beat them before even checking if they were selling beef or buffalo meat.
@ET I am asking you to publish this comment as it is very relevant for the truth. Muslims in kerala attacked christians for serving pork to their christian brothers because it was ramzan also muslims attacked hindus in uttarpradesh because hindus distributed sweets in their temple and muslims didn't like it as it was ramzan. so please i ask muslims not to be hypocrite . you will be treated as you treat others.
Compare this news on ET with ISIS killing 80 yezidis. Look at the comments under both the news items. No Paki is thanking Allah that they are not Arabs but they are quickly jumping to two-nation theory over slapping of 2 muslims in india.
LUCKNOW: Six newly-wed women have returned to their parents as the house of their in-laws' in Kushinagar district of Uttar Pradesh did not have toilet.
Picture shown here is more than 10 year old.
I'm Indian. I am Hindu. And I love a nice medium-rare beef steak. Come, get me too RSS. I stand shoulder to shoulder with my Indian Muslim brothers anyday. They are more Indian than any of us. They had a choice and chose India. And you consider them less patriotic? Shame on you.
To all pakistanis , ask your muslim brothers in india not to attack hindus for distributing sweets in temple during ramzan also not to attack christians for eating pork in kerala . @ET since this is relevant comment please publish this.
India is for Hindus. No beef eating allowed. Don't like it?... leave.
@Striver: Oops! Secular India!
Islamic Republic of Pakistan!
So much for SECULAR India.
a secular Govt in Haryana should ensure that such goons and hooligans be made to pay for their acts.
1 The picture shown is not of the incident. Picture is more than 10 year old. 2 one can see right picture in thehindu, that person doesnt seem to be hurt. Why you dont publish real picture? That person himself said that he never faced any problem in last seven year. Incident is bad, but this news is of international level that two people were beaten because they were doubted for selling beef.
Stop worshipping cows
If some one sells pork in pakistan i am sure they be fined and their business be shut down because we are Islamic Republic of Pakistan. while on another hand in India you get killed/beaten/jailed for eating beef and India is 'secular'.
Shame on the mob and shame on the comments that justifies this act. Such animals are no better than the Taliban or ISIS.
The incident has nothing to do with Muslims per se .. it is just that they are accused of selling beef, no reason to rant that they are beaten because they are muslims.
secularism is cause to terrorism in India.India must not be a secular but Hindu state
this is happening in a so called biggest democratic and secular INDIA...
Indian trolls squealing to come up with defenses. Well, here's to Modi's 'enlightened' India.
Oops! Secular India!
@Gp65: it is really very painful to see such scenes. Whether they are Muslims or Hindus they all are human beings. Mr GP 65, did you raise your voice when women and children were burnt alive in Gujranwala very recently. That too in the name of religion. You speak when Muslims ate attacked in India but keep mum when same thing happens in your country. Please think over it.
How can they sell beef in India...? Religious beliefs matter sometimes.. And Pak knows it better... Millions are killed in the name of jihad...
Fascist terrorist hindu organizations keep proving the birth of Pakistan a blessing. The state of Pakistan today is the result of the greed of its people which has devastated such a wonderful country whose currency and lifestyle markedly superior than the "pygmy superpower India" couple of decades ago
Such incidents are norm in India. Mostly they are not ever reported. Thanks to Jinnah for Pakistan. Funny thing is to read the comments of Indian trolls here, instead of criticizing the fanatics they are bringing excuses of pork comparison, asking Indians muslims to leave india for Pakistan etc- definitely achaay din agaye hain for indian hindus , as promised by their extremist leader modi
Oh common pakis... You burnt alive some ahmadis in gunjrawala and you are blaming us... Really?
Only Muslims can not eat pork, so if non Muslims want to eat so they can eat anywhere they want. Now the beef was for any person who could eat it, it was not kept for HINDUS. I wonder....
@baby doll.. shows almost everything about your hypocrite character, that you are saying 'atleast they were not killed' , so getting beaten up by 50 people is acceptable for you ?
To all those who say that the culture of India and Pakistan is same, we eat the same food, wear the same clothes, speak the same same language and the prime minister of the country who says we " worship" the same God, is an eye opener. Few days back a young student of Lums was crying and trying to find out her identity. She too should read this piece of news and decide where she wants to live. This is one side of secular India.
Recently Sonia Gandhi stood in parliament and questioned about the rising incidents of communal violence in the country. When the BJP retorted that the vast majority of these incidents were taking place in states run by the Congress, she had no reply. This incident too has taken place in a state ruled by the Congress and the Congress CM there is at full liberty to investigate the incident and take strict action against the culprits as the entire police department of the state comes under him.
By the way, beef (buffalo meat) is sold openly in a number of states in India, so not sure what the hullabaloo is. Also is the media in Pakistan concerned only about Muslims in India and not other minorities?
It is also interesting to note that ET has cut the following from the original article: Israr, who hails from a village in Bihar, said he had been running the meat shop for over seven years but never faced any threat because of his religious identity.
Thanks to Modi Sarkar...Muslims will be suppressed in his tenor & no action will be taken against the culprits...
Waiting for apologists saying Muslims are much better in India generally and this is an isolated incident, we were better off living together.
Obviously they will ignore how Muslims are the poorest and most uneducated community in India and even the richest few openly admitted they aren't let to live in affluent Hindu only suburbs.
Hindustan continues to fail its experiment at secularism and we arent even talking about the iron fist in Kashmir which means impunity for rapists and murdering thugs of the army yet Hindustanis are quick to point fingers at the isolated incidents involving 2-3% of Pakistan minorities when they blatantly treat their 20% minorities as third class citizens.
beef is illegal in haryana just like pork in muslim world.
what would have happened if someone was selling pork ribs outside a mosque in Pakistan.
Imagine if two Hindus had sold pork in Pakistan and customers unwittingly ate it ! Although personally, I don't believe any religion has the right to tell me what to eat and what not to eat.
what if Christians were selling pork in Lahore.
Thank You Jinnah for the Two Nation Theory
atleast they were not killed like they do in pakistan.
now indians will come and say: "no this can never happen in our great country, this is a misunderstanding, this is false reporting by media, we can never do anything wrong, we are angels"
This is the face of India...
No Worries,incidents like these would happen.But what will such Hindus do if muslims zero in on them gulping cowpiss in Muslims majority places? Tolerance is a two way road and so is intolerance,what goes around has a bad habit of coming around!
Talk about picking and choosing newsworthy items to report !! Out of a country of a billion people, you pick an incident and portray it as something emblematic of the entire country.
How many muslims, let alone minorities(not talking about hindus, sikhs), were killed today in Pakistan, let alone in the ummah.
P.S Forgive me lord if the above sentence sounds contrived, but thats what this thing has reduced to. :)
Thank you, Jinnah. The significance of August 14 keeps rising.
This kind of bullying and vigilanism is unacceptable. I hope the police punishes ghe trouble makers.
Time has come for muslims in india to migrate to pakistan and other muslim countries.
Send them to Pakistan.
achey din by Modi