Amid huge uproar over the flogging of a Dalit family at Una in the Indian state of Gujarat over cow vigilantism, a mob of &#39;cow vigilantes&#39; allegedly beat up two Dalits, a socially backward caste in India, in Andhra Pradesh after they skinned a cow which had died due to electrocution. 
 
The incident took place at Janakipeta in Amalapuram town of East Godavari district in the south Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. According to local news channel NDTV, two Dalit brothers Mokati Elisha and Lazer were allegedly tied to a coconut tree, stripped and thrashed. 
 
On getting to know of the skinning, the &#39;cow vigilantes&#39; went to the place and beat up the two men, suspecting that they had killed the animal. 
 
The two were admitted to a hospital in Amalapuram for treatment and Elisha&#39;s condition is said to be serious. 
 
&quot;We have registered a case under SCs/STs (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against some persons, who are yet to be identified. We are investigating the case and gathering clues about the suspects,&quot; a police officer from Amalapuram told PTI. 
 
A day ago, in a crackdown on cow vigilantes, a case has been registered against the chief of Gau Raksha Dal for allegedly thrashing people in the name of cow protection. 
 
Last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had strongly rebuked cow vigilantes, saying most of them were &#39;anti-social&#39; elements who were running &#39;shops&#39; in the name of cow protection. 
 
(Agencies)

Brothers Mokati Elisha and Lazer, who belong to the so-called lower caste, were allegedly tied to a coconut tree, stripped and thrashed

Amid huge uproar over the flogging of a Dalit family at Una in the Indian state of Gujarat over cow vigilantism, a mob of 'cow vigilantes' allegedly beat up two Dalits, a socially backward caste in India, in Andhra Pradesh after they skinned a cow which had died due to electrocution. The incident took place at Janakipeta in Amalapuram town of East Godavari district in the south Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. According to local news channel NDTV, two Dalit brothers Mokati Elisha and Lazer were allegedly tied to a coconut tree, stripped and thrashed. On getting to know of the skinning, the 'cow vigilantes' went to the place and beat up the two men, suspecting that they had killed the animal. The two were admitted to a hospital in Amalapuram for treatment and Elisha's condition is said to be serious. "We have registered a case under SCs/STs (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against some persons, who are yet to be identified. We are investigating the case and gathering clues about the suspects," a police officer from Amalapuram told PTI. A day ago, in a crackdown on cow vigilantes, a case has been registered against the chief of Gau Raksha Dal for allegedly thrashing people in the name of cow protection. Last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had strongly rebuked cow vigilantes, saying most of them were 'anti-social' elements who were running 'shops' in the name of cow protection. (Agencies)

Cow protectors allegedly tie up, strip and thrash 2 Dalits for skinning dead cow in India's Andhra Pradesh

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Cow protectors allegedly tie up, strip and thrash 2 Dalits for skinning dead cow in India's Andhra Pradesh