Kolkata, July 9 -- A Muslim cattle herder's body was recovered from beneath a bridge on Sunday, May 5, in West Bengal's Cooch Behar, and his family has alleged that cow vigilantes killed him.

The deceased, 51-year-old Montu Miya, worked as a dangowal, or as locals called it, rakhal, which translates to shepherd. As a resident of Nagar Shingimari village in Sitalkuchi block, Montu delivered cattle from weekly markets to buyers' homes for a living.

Communist Party of India (Marxist) has claimed he was a party worker, backing the family's claims that he was "brutally murdered by a mob of cow vigilantes."

Although police have registered a case and begun an investigation, no arrests have been made, Montu's family said.

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