Religious violence in India

Butcher Shops Razed Amid Crackdown On Beef In India

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Arson has not been ruled out after blazes tore through three butcher’s shops in Uttar Pradesh, days after the state’s newly-appointed chief minister promised a crackdown on slaughterhouses. The suspected overnight attack in Hathras district followed raids on ‘illegal’ meat shops in Ghaziabad earlier on Tuesday, within 48 hours Yogi Adityanath being sworn in – but … Read more

Butcher Shops Razed Amid Crackdown On Beef In India

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Indian police said Wednesday they were not ruling out arson after fire gutted three butcher shops in Uttar Pradesh state, where a firebrand Hindu leader has taken office promising a crackdown on slaughterhouses. The meat industry is a magnet for religious violence in India, where Hindus consider cows sacred and accusations of beef being sold … Read more