Groups of blood-thirsty mobs have been striking fear in the hearts of minorities for a couple of years now, as they've gone about lynching or attacking people, especially Muslims and Dalits, in the name of so-called cow protection.
According to indiaspend.com (a data journalism site), 86% of those dead in cow-related violence since 2010 are Muslim and 97 per cent of the attacks took place after 2014.
Here is a timeline that highlights the violence unleashed since the start of 2017, in which people have been beaten to death or have sustained injuries in attacks by mobs.