Sabir Malik, a migrant worker from West Bengal, was beaten to death in Haryana’s Charkhi Dadri district on 27 August 2024 amid accusations of eating beef. Another man was injured. Police investigated people described as members of a cow-protection group and made arrests.
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On 25 October, police said a laboratory examination of meat collected in connection with the case found that it was not cattle meat. This was a finding about the submitted sample; it contradicted the suspicion used to target Malik. An accusation about food would not in any event authorise a mob assault.
Documented milestone. This historical record does not establish the current final outcome.
By the later October reporting, police said ten suspects had been arrested and a chargesheet was being prepared. Preparation must not be mistaken for a completed filing or conviction. This archive records the attack and the laboratory development as known in October 2024, without claiming a later final verdict.
