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Muslim couple on train beaten over beef suspicion

A Muslim couple was among passengers assaulted by at least seven members of the Indian MP

 

A Muslim couple was among passengers assaulted by at least seven members of the Indian MP GaurakshaSamiti at Khirkiya railway station, in Harda district of Madhya Pradesh, when they objected to their luggage being searched on suspicion that they were carrying beef, police said.

Speaking to The Indian Express, 43-year-old Mohammed Hussain said he and his 38-year-old wife NaseemaBano were on way to their hometown in Harda after visiting an ailing relative in Hyderabad, when they were assaulted.

Hussein said that he was beaten up by the Samiti members on the platform after he abused them when they misbehaved with his wife.

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