Indian mob lynches Muslim man 'for eating beef'

The deadly attack near New Delhi reflects wider conflict over the slaughter of cows in India

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A Muslim man has been killed and another critically injured by an angry mob in India over rumours that they slaughtered a cow.

Mohammad Akhlaq and his 22-year-old son were attacked in Bisara, a village near the capital New Delhi. Six people have been arrested in connection with the murder, the Indian Express reports.

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