Protests held across India after attacks against Muslims


People protest against the recent cases of mob lynching of Muslims who were accused of possessing beef, in New Delhi, June 28, 2017. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) - Protests were held in cities across India on Wednesday against a wave of attacks on Muslims by mobs that accuse them of killing cows or eating beef.

The protests follow the stabbing to death last week of a 16-year-old boy accused of possessing beef on a train. Several people have been arrested. On Tuesday, a man was beaten and his house set on fire by a mob that accused him of slaughtering a cow in eastern Jharkhand state.

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