Cow Vigilantes Violence

Condemning violence in the name of religion, actor Sai Pallavi today compared the Kashmiri exodus with cow vigilantism.

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.

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.

In an apparent reference to the killing of a policeman by a mob in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr two weeks ago, veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah has said that at many places the death of a cow is being given more importance than the killing of a policeman.

Former prime minister Manmohan Singh Friday accused his successor Narendra Modi of failing the electorate and eroding voters' faith as he attacked him for his silence on incidents of communal violence, lynching and cow vigilantism in the country.

The Supreme Court has pulled up the Centre and the states over the issue of cow vigilantism and mob killings. The top court on Monday sought a response from the states on compensation for the families of mob killing victims.

As outrage rises over cow-related lynchings, the government has responded by appointing a high-level committee to study the growing menace. They have also issued an advisory asking states to rein in the violence, the second in a month.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked state governments to take strong action against cow vigilantes who indulge in violence, Rajya Sabha was informed today.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked state governments to take strong action against cow vigilantes who indulge in violence, the Rajya Sabha was informed today.

On June 18, cellphone videos of a man being attacked by a mob in western Uttar Pradesh's Hapur - around 70 km from Delhi - went viral. It showed an animal trader, Qasim Qureishi, being thrashed; the 45-year-old died later. The crowd also beat up another man, 65-year-old Samiuddin, at times pulling his beard while shouting abuses at him for allegedl...

On mob killings in the name of cow protection, the Supreme Court today said no citizen can take the law into their hands and the government must act. "It is the state's duty to ensure order and prevent mobocracy," the court said today.

Former union minister Yashwant Sinha today disapproved his son Jayant Sinha felicitating seven men convicted for killing a meat trader in the name of cow protection. Responding to demands on social media that he should spell out his stand on his son's move, Mr Sinha spoke his mind but predicted that his tweet was going to lead to "further abuse".

Union Minister Jayant Sinha who landed himself in a major controversy after felicitating eight men held guilty of killing a meat trader in the name of cow protection, said in a series of tweets today that he was "honouring the due process of law".

The incidents of cow vigilantism are not acceptable and it's for the states to ensure that such events don't happen, Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra said today.The Supreme Court, which was hearing petitions on cow vigilantism, also warned against linking mob violence to religion or caste and said "a victim is a victim".

The state of the economy, exodus of Rohingyas from Myanmar and violence by self-styled cow vigilantes are some of the issues likely to be discussed at the three-day meeting of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS in Bhopal beginning today.

Condemning violence in the name of religion, actor Sai Pallavi today compared the Kashmiri exodus with cow vigilantism.

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.

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.

In an apparent reference to the killing of a policeman by a mob in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr two weeks ago, veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah has said that at many places the death of a cow is being given more importance than the killing of a policeman.

Former prime minister Manmohan Singh Friday accused his successor Narendra Modi of failing the electorate and eroding voters' faith as he attacked him for his silence on incidents of communal violence, lynching and cow vigilantism in the country.

The Supreme Court has pulled up the Centre and the states over the issue of cow vigilantism and mob killings. The top court on Monday sought a response from the states on compensation for the families of mob killing victims.

As outrage rises over cow-related lynchings, the government has responded by appointing a high-level committee to study the growing menace. They have also issued an advisory asking states to rein in the violence, the second in a month.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked state governments to take strong action against cow vigilantes who indulge in violence, Rajya Sabha was informed today.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked state governments to take strong action against cow vigilantes who indulge in violence, the Rajya Sabha was informed today.

On June 18, cellphone videos of a man being attacked by a mob in western Uttar Pradesh's Hapur - around 70 km from Delhi - went viral. It showed an animal trader, Qasim Qureishi, being thrashed; the 45-year-old died later. The crowd also beat up another man, 65-year-old Samiuddin, at times pulling his beard while shouting abuses at him for allegedl...

On mob killings in the name of cow protection, the Supreme Court today said no citizen can take the law into their hands and the government must act. "It is the state's duty to ensure order and prevent mobocracy," the court said today.

Former union minister Yashwant Sinha today disapproved his son Jayant Sinha felicitating seven men convicted for killing a meat trader in the name of cow protection. Responding to demands on social media that he should spell out his stand on his son's move, Mr Sinha spoke his mind but predicted that his tweet was going to lead to "further abuse".

Union Minister Jayant Sinha who landed himself in a major controversy after felicitating eight men held guilty of killing a meat trader in the name of cow protection, said in a series of tweets today that he was "honouring the due process of law".

The incidents of cow vigilantism are not acceptable and it's for the states to ensure that such events don't happen, Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra said today.The Supreme Court, which was hearing petitions on cow vigilantism, also warned against linking mob violence to religion or caste and said "a victim is a victim".

The state of the economy, exodus of Rohingyas from Myanmar and violence by self-styled cow vigilantes are some of the issues likely to be discussed at the three-day meeting of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS in Bhopal beginning today.