Hyderabad, May 25 -- Four Muslim men were brutally beaten with iron rods by a Hindutva gang in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh district on Saturday, May 24, who accused them of transporting beef. The incident reportedly took place in the Harduaganj area. A police officer was present at that time.

The four men have been identified as Arbaz, Aqeel, Kadim, and Munna Khan, all residents of the Atrauli town in Aligarh.

Salim Khan, whose son Aqeel was one of the injured, stated in his police complaint that the four men were returning to Atrauliafter picking meat from Al-Ammar frozen foods meat factory.

At around 8:30 pm, the vehicle was stopped near the Harduaganj police station by the Hindutva gang led by Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Rajkumar...