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Mewat, Haryana - Image Source: BBC
A 20 year old married Muslim woman and her 14 year old cousin were gangraped in the Mewat, Haryana state of India two weeks ago, where a group of Hindu men trespassed in the victim's house and attacked the entire family. They killed the uncle and aunt of the victims first, then continued to rape them over the allegation of eating 'cow meat'. The injured victims include 4 individuals, two of them being children.
The incident took place 2 weeks ago but the news has only recently been reported.
The woman told BBC that the rapists asked the married woman "Where is your husband", to which she responded that "he is in Gurgaon". They continued by asking when would he return, to which the woman responded he would be back by Eid-al Adha. The men then said the family ate cow meat and they will "disgrace" her for it now, by raping her and the 14 year old girl, despite the fact the family denied eating cow meat. They also threatened to kill the victims' entire family if they tell anyone about the incident.
The younger victim is not in a state to comment on the incident.
Since then, the police has caught 4 suspects and they have been charged with rape and murder, although originally they were only charged for trespassing and rape, after protests the murder charges were added. However, they claim there were possibly more men involved in the gang rape and murder and they will be looking for them.
Cow is considered a sacred animal in the Hindu belief and has been ruled illegal to eat in India. Such crimes are not rare news in India, as Muslim men and women are often assaulted over allegations of consuming cow meat, and in September 2015, a man was murdered while his son was badly injured over rumors about the family possessing cow meat. However, forensic reports had later revealed it was mutton, not beef, that the family had.
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