Qassab

The Qassab (Urdu: قصاب; from the Arabic: قصاب, romanized: qaṣāb, meaning butcher), are members of a north Indian community or biradari.
History and origin
For their participation in Indian Rebellion of 1857, a fine of Rs. 63,000 was imposed on the people of Rohtak who were mostly Ranghars, Shaikhs and Muslim Qassab.[1]
References
- ^ Satish Chandra Mittal, 1986, Haryana, a Historical Perspective, p58.