Cow Vigilante

Gujarat Man Killed When He Was Trying To Stop Cattle Smugglers: Police

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday June 20, 2021

Police have arrested 10 people for allegedly killing a cow vigilante after he was crushed to death by a tempo illegally transporting cattle in Gujarat's Valsad district, officials said.

Muslim Man In UP Assaulted By Cow Vigilantes, Cops File Case Against Him

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Monday May 24, 2021

A Muslim man in the business of transporting and selling meat was assaulted Sunday afternoon in western Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad district by a group of men led by a person calling himself a "gau rakshak (cow vigilante)"

Karnataka Minister Says Cases Against ''Cow Vigilantes'' Will Be Withdrawn

India News | ANI | Wednesday January 20, 2021

Karnataka Minister for Animal Husbandry Prabhu B Chauhan has said that cases registered against "cow vigilantes" will be withdrawn as the Karnataka Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act is now in place.

"Cow Vigilantes Were At Risk": Karnataka Minister's Shocker On New Bill

Karnataka News | Written by Meher Pandey, Sreenivasan Jain | Friday December 11, 2020

"Earlier, life was at risk for vigilantes... not those who were in the (cattle) trade," CN Ashwath Narayan, Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka told NDTV, in response to concerns that the state's new anti-cow slaughter bill will protect and embolden 'Gau Rakshaks'.

Man Accused Of Carrying Beef Attacked With Hammer In Gurgaon, Cops Watch

Gurgaon News | Reported by Mukesh Singh Sengar, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Sunday August 2, 2020

With impunity and a hammer, an unarmed man is savagely beaten and kicked to pulp while the police and dozens of people do little more than watch, shows the video, demonstrating the horrific collapse of law near the country's capital.

Madhya Pradesh Cow Vigilante Killed, Chilling Murder Caught On Camera

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary | Saturday June 27, 2020

A 35-year-old man linked to a right-wing cow vigilante group was attacked with sharp-edged weapons and then shot dead by a group of men in Madhya Pradesh's Hoshangabad district, police said on Saturday. The incident was caught on video by a witness on his cellphone.

6 Policemen Suspended Over Complaint By Cow Vigilantes In Haryana

Cities | Press Trust of India | Friday December 13, 2019

Six policemen, including a sub-inspector, were suspended in Haryana's Karnal over a complaint of misbehaviour with cow vigilantes.

US Urges India To "Fully" Uphold Rights Of Minorities, Vulnerable Individuals

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 22, 2019

Incidents of violence and discrimination against minorities, including attacks on Dalits and Muslims by cow vigilantes, are not in keeping with India's legal protections for minorities, a top US diplomat told a Congressional subcommittee on Monday.

Suspected Cattle Smugglers Fire At Vigilantes In Gurugram, One Injured

India News | Reported by Saurabh Shukla, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday October 10, 2019

An activist of the right-wing group Bajrang Dal got injured in Gurugram near Delhi as suspected cattle smugglers opened fire on a group of cow vigilantes who were giving them chase. The police said the injured man, who was also among the cow vigilantes, has been admitted to a hospital in a critical condition but now doctors say he is out of danger.

Why Eye-Witness Video, NDTV Sting Were Dismissed In Pehlu Khan Case

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Aditya Sharma | Thursday August 15, 2019

More than two years after a mob was caught on camera beating dairy farmer Pehlu Khan to death, a court in Rajasthan has acquitted six of the men seen in a video of the attack that was one of the key evidences of the prosecution.

6 Accused In 2017 Mob Killing Of Pehlu Khan Acquitted By Rajasthan Court

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday August 14, 2019

On April 1 2017, dairy farmer Pehlu Khan was dragged out of the truck in which he was transporting cattle bought from a fair and assaulted by a mob of cow vigilantes on the Jaipur-Delhi highway. The 55-year-old died in hospital.

"Horrendous Acts Of Mobocracy": Lawmaker Nusrat Jahan In Open Letter

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Thursday July 25, 2019

Trinamool Congress lawmaker Nusrat Jehan has thanked 49 eminent personalities who wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday to protest growing intolerance in the country, and joined them in condemning cow vigilantes who attack people on the basis of rumours of eating beef and cow smuggling. She also criticised the government's "selective sil...

Relief For Pehlu Khan Family As Cops To Reinvestigate Cow Smuggling Case

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Friday July 12, 2019

An Alwar court on Thursday permitted the Rajasthan Police to reinvestigate a case of cattle smuggling against the sons of Pehlu Khan, a 55-year-old dairy farmer who was killed by a group of cow vigilantes along the Jaipur-Delhi national highway on April 1, 2017.

Life Term As Maximum Punishment For Mob Killings, Proposes UP Law Panel

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 11, 2019

Taking cognisance of incidents of mob lynching, including those by cow vigilantes, the Uttar Pradesh Law Commission has submitted a draft Bill recommending up to life imprisonment for the crime.

Cops Move Court In Case Against Sons Of Rajasthan Man Killed By Cow Vigilantes

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 9, 2019

The Rajasthan police has sought permission from an Alwar court to investigate further the case against the two sons of Pehlu Khan, who was beaten to death by cow vigilantes two years ago for allegedly transporting the animals illegally.