Killed for a cow: A mob lynching in Odisha and deepening mistrust between communities

On January 14, a man was beaten to death in Odisha’s Balasore district on suspicion of his involvement in what is now being called cattle trafficking by the police. Satyasundar Barik visits the family to piece together the events of that day, and examine how cattle trading is emerging as a flashpoint, deepening mistrust between majority and minority communities