Vijaya wada, two Dalits in East Godavari district were tied to tree, stripped, thrashed by a mob of 'Gau-rakshaks' for skinning a cow which had died due to electrocution.

On Monday in Janakipeta in Amalapuram town of the district in Andhra Pradesh, Mokati Elisa and his brother Lazar were hired to skin a cow that had died of electrocution, the police said.

While they were on the job, the brothers were attacked by around 100 gau-rakshaks or cow vigilantes who arrived at the spot accusing them of stealing and killing the animal.

The two were admitted to a hospital in Amalapuram for treatment and Elisha’s condition was said to be serious.

Police have registered a case against under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and the two of their attackers have been identified as Gangadhar and Ramana.