01, Oct 2015

For at least two generations, the village has been home to the family of Akhlaq, the 50-year-old agricultural labourer who was beaten to death over rumours of cow slaughter and beef consumption on Monday night.
Written by Aditi Vatsa | Bisara | Updated: October 1, 2015 8:24 am
It has been two days since her son was beaten to death over rumours about beef consumption, but not one resident of Bisara village has come to their house to express their condolences, said Askari, the 75-year old mother of Mohammad Akhlaq.
For at least two generations, the village has been home to the family of Akhlaq, the 50-year-old agricultural labourer who was beaten to death over rumours of cow slaughter and beef consumption on Monday night. “No one has come to share our grief,” said Aksari.
The family has now been forced to search for a house outside the area.
“How can we live in a place where five members of our family were attacked by thousands of residents from the same village,” asked Askari as she covered her swollen right eye, allegedly bruised during the attack.