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INDIA: Protests erupt after Muslim man is beaten to death
Protests were held in several Indian cities on Wednesday after the killing of a Muslim man last week by a Hindu mob that suspected he was a thief.
Increasing anger about the killing in the eastern state of Jharkhand prompted Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make his first comments on the matter on Wednesday, telling the upper house of parliament he was pained to hear about it and calling for the strictest possible punishment to the accused.
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Aljazeera reported that videos shared on local television channels showed 24-year-old Tabrez Ansari tied to a pole and begging for mercy as some men beat him with sticks and forced him to chant his devotion to Hindu gods.
Eleven villagers have been arrested and a special investigation team set up to probe the matter, Dozens of people gathered in the capital New Delhi carrying placards calling for justice over Ansari’s killing.
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