Indian police arrest suspect in brutal murder of Muslim
Police have also detained the suspect's 14-year-old nephew, who they say recorded the killing.
NEW DELHI (AFP) - Indian police on Thursday arrested a Hindu man over the murder of a Muslim labourer after identifying him from a video of the brutal killing that went viral and has sparked widespread outrage.
The footage shows a man hitting labourer Afrazul Khan with a pickaxe and a machete before pouring kerosene over his body and setting it alight.
Afterwards the attacker can be heard warning against "love jihad", a term used in India to accuse Muslims of marrying Hindu women in order to convert them.
The killing occurred in western Rajasthan state, which has seen a series of vigilante attacks on Muslims in recent months.
Most of the attacks have been related to the transporting of cows, which Hindus consider sacred, by so-called "cow protection" groups who roam highways inspecting livestock trucks.
The state’s police chief O. P. Galhotra told reporters the suspect had been charged with murder, calling it a "brutal crime".
Police have also detained the suspect’s 14-year-old nephew, who they say recorded the killing.
Religious conversion has become a flashpoint issue for Hindu nationalists in recent years.
