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\nBHUBANESWAR
\nA mob in India killed a man after accusing him of butchering a cow, police said on Monday, in the latest case of violence involving the animals considered sacred to the country\u2019s Hindu-majority population.
\nM.L. Meena, a senior police official in eastern Jharkhand state, told Reuters a crowd of 10-15 people attacked three men on Sunday, accusing them of butchering a cow in a forest about 50 kilometers from the state capital Ranchi.
\nThe villagers beat them \u201cseverely,\u201d Meena said. One of trio died and the others sustained injuries. One of the men is still undergoing treatment in hospital, while the remaining victim suffered minor injuries.
\nPolice have detained eight people in connection with the lynching in the rural Khunti district, he added.
\n\u201cPolice are investigating the matter. We are addressing this murder case,\u201d Meena said.
\nCows are sacred in Hinduism, and there have been frequent attacks on those accused of killing them for meat or leather, predominantly people from the minority Muslim population or those on the lower rungs of India\u2019s ancient caste system.
\nThe three men attacked by the mob on Sunday were not Muslim, Meena said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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