A group of 24 men who claimed to be transporting cattle to an animal fair in Maharashtra were thrashed and forced to chant "gau mata ki jai" by a gang of cow vigilantes yesterday in Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh
The men were waylaid by a band of vigilantes, who numbered 100 according to a report by news agency PTI, from Savalikeda village. The vigilantes alleged the men were transporting 20-odd cattle for slaughter.
According to district police superintendent Shivdayal Singh, the men claimed to own the cattle being transported but could not prove that claim.
The 24 men hail from Khandwa, Sehore, Dewas and Harda districts, and include six Muslims.
