New Delhi: Five cow vigilantes have been arrested, and two minors detained in Haryana's Charkhi Dadri for allegedly killing a man suspected of consuming beef, media reports said.

According to the police, the accused believed that Sabir Malik, a labourer from Bihar, had eaten beef and conspired to kill him, reported NDTV.

On August 27, the suspects lured Malik and another labourer to a shop under the guise of selling empty plastic bottles for scrap.

Once there, they assaulted the two men.

A video of the attack circulated widely on social media. Malik succumbed to his injuries, while the other labourer is currently receiving treatment in a hospital, the police reported.

"Some people called police on August 27 over suspicion that beef was being cooked at a slum. The police came and took samples of the meat and sent them to a lab. However, later, the suspects took two of the labourers away and thrashed them," police officer Bharat Bhushan was quoted as saying by NDTV.

He stated that the police will conduct an investigation and take appropriate action.

The five men who have been arrested are Abhishek, Mohit, Ravinder, Kamaljit, and Sahil.