Woman alleges assault was at Bajrang Dal men’s behest; 4 held

Mandsaur (MP), Jul 28 : The two Muslim women who were thrashed at Mandsaur railway station on the suspicion of carrying beef today alleged that they were beaten at the behest of Bajrang Dal workers, even as the GRP arrested four persons in this connection. “When we were coming to Mandsaur, few Bajrang Dal activists stopped us and enquired about what we were carrying. We told them that it was ‘Paade ke meat’ (buffalo calf meat) they did not listen to us and said that it was beef,” Salma, one of the victims, told PTI today.
“Later, when we told them that get it examined from a doctor (veterinarian), they did not agree to it and asked the other women with them to beat us,” she alleged. The woman further alleged that they (activists) also threatened policemen when the latter tried to protect them. The victims, Salma Mevati (35) and Shamim Akthar Hussain (30), both local residents were allegedly thrashed by self-appointed cow vigilantes.