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MEERUT: A frenzied mob lynched a man and critically injured his friend over rumours of cow slaughter in Hapur's Bajhera Khurd village on Monday evening. Within no time, a mob gathered at the spot and attacked the two men with lathis. Heavy force has been deployed in the area to prevent clashes. A video of the purported incident surfaced on Tuesday in which unidentified voices can be heard justifying the attack, terming it "punishment for cow slaughter".The video shows a man with multiple injuries lying in the middle of a field, writhing in pain. While Qasim succumbed to his injuries a few hours later, his friend is said to be critical.As the news of mob attack started doing the rounds, tension escalated between communities and senior police officials rushed to the spot to avoid any untoward incident..