Cover image via Manish Swarup/APIf you have friends in India or browse Indian sites, chances are you might have come across a socio-political joke, with shades of brutal reality, doing the rounds on Facebook. It goes something like this:
**Question:** Mr. Mohammad bought 2kg of beef and 2kg of mutton for INR300 (RM21). If mutton costs INR100 (RM7) per kg, what is the cost of beef in India?
**Answer:** *Life!*
If you think that's funny, wait till you read what happened to Mohammad Akhlaq in a town called Dadri in the state of UP, India.
Mohammad Akhlaq, aged 50, was beaten to death and his 22-year-old son was severely injured on Monday night, by residents of a nearby village, after rumours spread about the Muslim family storing and consuming beef, according to a report by the Indian Express
According to Sajida, Mohammad Akhlaq's 18-year-old daughter who was in the house when the attack took place, "a group of more than 100 people from the village" reached the house that night
Moreover, the meat, which according to Sajida, was mutton and mistaken for beef is now under police custody and has been "sent to the forensics department for examination".
Akhlaq's daughter said the mob tried to attack her and her mother before they turned to the men. "What we want is justice," she said.
