'Cow vigilantes' kill Muslim man in India

A Muslim man died early yesterday after he was attacked by vigilantes while transporting cows in  Rajasthan state, police said.

India has witnessed a spate of lynchings by Hindu extremist "cow vigilantes" targeting Muslims and low-caste Dalits accused of killing cows or eating beef.

Akbar Khan, 28, was walking with another person and two cows through Alwar district when some local villagers attacked them late Friday night. Police told AFP two primary suspects who had been in police custody had since been arrested.