Four of the men who assaulted Mohd Shakir have been arrested, police said
Lucknow:
A Muslim man in the business of transporting and selling meat was assaulted Sunday afternoon in western Uttar Pradesh s Moradabad district by a group of men led by a person calling himself a
gau rakshak (cow vigilante) .
The police have filed a case against the men who carried out the assault based on a complaint by the victim s brother. However, they have also filed a counter case - of their own volition - against the victim, who has been identified as Mohammed Shakir.
The counter case lists charges relating to mischief by killing an animal , committing an act likely to spread infection , and violation of Covid lockdown guidelines .
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