INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Uttar Pradesh's Hapur district, a second video of the incident once again points to the fact that the mob that assaulted the two Muslim
men were acting on cow slaughter allegations.In the one minute video posted on social media, the mob can be seen abusing and hitting
65-year-old Samiyuddin, at times pulling his beard
The mob tries to force him to say he was slaughtering a cow in their field
Blood can be seen on the clothes of Samiyuddin, who survived the assault and is in hospital
The attack took place on Monday, at Hapur's Pilakhuwa village, about 70 kilometres from Delhi.TheIndianSubcontinent cannot vouch for the
authenticity of the video.Another video filmed around the same time showed 45-year-old Qasim lying on the ground and begging for water - the
Qasim later died in hospital
A photo of him being dragged in the presence of policemen has forced the top brass of the UP Police to apologise
The police have admitted their conduct was insensitive and said their personnel were acting in the heat of the moment trying to get the
press conference in Delhi on Friday, alleging attempts by the police to cover up the incident by shifting the narrative to a road rage case
over right of way for motorcycles."I went to the hospital and asked my brother about a stain on his thumb after I noticed it, he told me
that he has no memory the police wrote something and were asking us to sign, we were reluctant and that's when they would have taken by
brother's thumb impression", alleged Mehruddin, the brother of Samiyuddin
"Qasim's brother gave a complaint in writing, where he spoke about the incident involving bikes
An Investigation is still on, let the family file another complaint and we will include it in the FIR", said the officer.The UP Police have
registered a murder case and arrested two people in connection with the assault
"There are rumours of cow slaughter we are investigating that angle too", said Sankalp Sharma, Hapur's senior-most police officer.
