Five to seven people beat man to death on suspicion of cow smuggling Suspected vigilantes killed a Muslim man transporting two cows in India on Saturday, just over a year after a similar attack highlighted the growing influence of pro-Hindu fringe groups. Police in the north-western state of Rajasthan said a group of five to seven people surrounded the man, identified only as Akbar, as he led the cows to his village in nearby Haryana state and thrashed him to death on suspicion of smuggling the animals.“We are investigating the incident and will make arrests soon,” said Shyam Singh, a police official in Alwar district.The incident took place soon after midnight, triggered by the suspicions of a few nearby villagers that the 28-year-old man was smuggling the cows, Singh said. Akbar belonged to the farming community in adjacent Haryana.Many Hindus regard the cow as sacred, but India’s Muslim minority trades cattle for slaughter and consumption.Cow vigilantism has surged in In...