India, March 5 -- A man was allegedly assaulted by a group of cow vigilantes near Kolgaon Bridge on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway on Tuesday morning on suspicion of transporting beef, police said.

The man, identified as Aslam Khan from Agon village, was later taken into custody along with a sack of suspected 100 kg meat and an unregistered motorcycle.

Police said the Ferozepur Jhirka police control room received a call about a man being attacked near the highway. Upon reaching the location, officers found Khan injured and transported him to a hospital. "During initial questioning, Aslam allegedly admitted to slaughtering a cow along with two or three others near Kolgaon Hill and was transporting the meat for sale when he was attacked," sa...