Greater Noida, May 5: Two Hindu men were allegedly attacked by a group of people who were believed to be gau rakshaks in Greater Noida’s Jewar area on the suspicion of transporting cows on the evening of Thursday, May 4, reported Times of India. The men who were thrashed were mistaken for Muslims and were thought to have been transporting cows. The victims sustained internal injuries and fractures in the incident. They were first taken to a private hospital but were then shifted to a district hospital. Also Read - 'Arrest, Search Without Warrant': UP Govt To Set Up New Special Security Force | All You Need to Know

The victims were identified as Jabar Singh (35) and Bhoop Singh (45), residents of Sirsa Manjhipur. As per the reports, the two men were returning from Mehndipur village with a cow and calf when the cow vigilantes mistook them for Muslims. They were soon attacked and relented when the two men mentioned their religion and told them that they were transporting the animals for dairy business. Also Read - UP BJP Launches 'Seva Saptah' to Mark PM Modi's Birthday

“They were coming from the Mehndipur village with a cow and calf. They got tired on the way and sat by a tree. Some BJP workers and cow vigilantes spotted the two persons and suspected them to be Muslims. They called some more persons who attacked them without asking anything,” a local, Muazzam Khan, was quoted as saying by TOI. Also Read - Gautam Buddh Nagar COVID Update: 186 Fresh Cases Within 24 Hours, Infection Tally Over 10000 | Read Here

The police was informed about the incident by some locals. The SHO Jewar police station, Ajay Kumar Sharma said that an FIR has been registered against Mahesh, Ashish, Ompal and five other unnamed persons under Sections 147, 323, 504 and 506 of IPC. “The accused fled from the spot after the incident. We have launched a search to identify and arrest the attackers,” he said.