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|short_description=Three Muslim men from the Chopra area of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal, were beaten to death by villagers in June 2017 after being accused of stealing cows. | |short_description=Three Muslim men from the Chopra area of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal, were beaten to death by villagers in June 2017 after being accused of stealing cows. | ||
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The '''2017 Chopra lynching''' was the killing of three Muslim men, Nasirul Haque, Mohammad Samiruddin and Mohammad Nasiruddin, who were beaten to death by villagers in Uttar Dinajpur district, [[West Bengal]], on 22 June 2017 after being accused of stealing cows.<ref name="quint-2017" /><ref name="sabrang-2018a" /> Three men were arrested and later released on bail; the victims' families disputed the theft allegation and sought an independent investigation.<ref name="sabrang-2018a" /><ref name="sabrang-2018b" /> | The '''2017 Chopra lynching''' was the killing of three Muslim men, Nasirul Haque, Mohammad Samiruddin and Mohammad Nasiruddin, who were beaten to death by villagers in Uttar Dinajpur district, [[West Bengal]], on 22 June 2017 after being accused of stealing cows.<ref name="quint-2017" /><ref name="sabrang-2018a" /> Three men were arrested and later released on bail; the victims' families disputed the theft allegation and sought an independent investigation.<ref name="sabrang-2018a" /><ref name="sabrang-2018b" /> | ||