BBC Discovers 'Beef Rumors' Can Get You Lynched in India
The BBC highlights the family of Mohammad Akhlaq, lynched in 2015 over alleged beef consumption, still fighting for justice. They note the court's slow pace and the accused's bail. What’s often missed in these reports is how vigilante violence, framed under 'cow protection,' has surged since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power in 2014, with rights groups documenting a significant rise
in attacks against Muslims. This isn't an isolated incident; it's a symptom of a deliberate political climate where 'beef rumors' are deadly. Nine years for justice merely to *not stop fighting*? One might wonder how many more 'rumors' a community can endure before the international press connects these dots to state-sanctioned impunity. The alleged cow slaughter was never proven, the murder
spree, however, was.