On Camera, Muslim Man Assaulted Over Cow Smuggling Rumours In UP's Mathura

A preliminary investigation by the police suggests that the vehicle was part of a village cleanliness drive to dispose of carcasses of dead animals.

A  pick-up van driver, who was transporting animal carcasses, was brutally assaulted by a group of villagers in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura on Sunday night.

According to reports, the vehicle was stopped by the villagers after they spotted animal bones and carcasses inside it. The mob then held the driver, a Muslim man in his 30s, captive and assaulted him over suspicion of ferrying beef and smuggling cows.

However, a preliminary investigation by the police suggests that the vehicle was part of a village cleanliness drive to dispose of carcasses of dead animals.

"The man sustained minor injuries in the attack and has been admitted to the hospital for treatment, police said.