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New Delhi (CNN) Police in India have charged 15 people with murder in connection with the killing of a Muslim man for allegedly eating beef.

The incident took place in Uttar Pradesh state.

The mob ransacked Akhlaq's house, also beating his elderly mother and his 22-year-old son, who suffered critical injuries and had to be hospitalized.

Police are still waiting for the forensic report that would confirm the victim had beef in his refrigerator.

Read: Is India becoming intolerant?

The attack highlighted concerns of growing religious intolerance in India, which is predominantly Hindu.

India's growing religious intolerance
At least two other Muslim men were attacked in recent months: one over rumors he was transporting beef, the other for allegedly smuggling cattle.

Cow slaughter is banned in most of Hindu-majority India, including in Uttar Pradesh. In Hinduism, cows are deemed sacred and their killing a sin.

Source:CNN.com/india

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