India couple attacked over beef rumour

Police in India's Madhya Pradesh state yesterday arrested some members of a Hindu group for attacking a Muslim couple on suspicion that they were carrying beef.

The police said the couple was in a train when members of the Gauraksha Samiti seized a bag from them. The couple said they were not carrying any bag containing beef. The incident took place when the train Mohammed Hussain and his wife Naseema Bano were travelling on, reached the Khirkiya station in the central Madhya Pradesh state.

"The members of the Gauraksha Samiti were checking everyone's bags... Others remained silent and continued with their journey,"Hossain added.