Translations:Killing of Sabir Malik/16/en
By 30 August police had arrested five men, and the Superintendent of Police said Malik had been beaten to death on suspicion of eating beef.[1] Two juveniles were also apprehended, and a case was registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita; Deputy Superintendent of Police Dheeraj Kumar said those held were being questioned.[2] By late October police had arrested all ten accused, who were from nearby villages; some of them reportedly said they worked with a cow vigilante group.[3]