Goalpara, June 10 -- A Muslim minor who allegedly brought beef in his lunch box was detained, and his mother was arrested on charges of acts intended to outrage religious beliefs in Assam's Goalpara district.

Five other students, also implicated in the case, face expulsion after their Hindu classmates alleged that one of the students had brought beef in his tiffin box and tried to feed it to them, The Indian Express reported.

Although the incident occurred on Friday, June 5, the issue escalated as word of mouth spread and various organisations demanded that the school take strict action against the students.

The mother, associated with a local self-help group, was a single parent, having lost her husband. Since he was a minor, the boy ...