evidence: Madhya Pradesh: Muslims beaten by cow protection vigilantes On May 24, a group of five cow protection vigilantes in Seoni district allegedly attacked three Muslims – two men and a woman – on the suspicion that they were carrying beef. A video of the incident was widely shared on social media. It shows the attackers tying the men to a tree and beating them up, after which they untied the men, thrashed one of them with a stick and forced him to hit the woman with a slipper while chanting "Jai Shri Ram". The police in Seoni arrested the five self-proclaimed cow vigilantes, and one of them has been identified as Shubham Baghel, the leader of a right-wing outfit called Ram Sena. But the police also arrested the three assault victims for alleged possession of beef, which is illegal in Madhya Pradesh. The samples of the meat have been sent for laboratory testing.