Mob lynches two men on suspicion of cattle theft in Saran district of Bihar.
Tag: Cow Vigilantes
Gujarat: Cow vigilantes thrash youth carrying calves in Ahmedabad
In Ramol, a municipality in Ahmedabad district, a youth was brutally attacked by cow vigilantes when he was seen carrying calves. Reports say that the 23-year-old, Zaheer Abdul Sheikh was taken to the hospital and has sustained a deep stab wound. The incident took place at 12:30 am on Sunday.[Read More…]
Cow vigilantes try to lynch four Hindu youth in suspicion of cow slaughter
Kanpur: Four youths Ashish Pandey, Vicky Sharma, Ravi Dubey, Diwakar Tiwari beaten up by the mob at a police post in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh on suspicion of involvement in cow slaughter. Watch:
Goa: BJP MLA Lobo complaints over beef-shortage, blames ‘gau-rakshaks’ for same
Amid incidents of mob-lynching on the rise, Bharatiya Janata Party MLA M Lobo stood in the Goa Assembly speaking over beef shortage and cow vigilantes being responsible for the same. He said that the BJP-led coalition government failed the beef-eating population in Goa, and that cow vigilantes were not dealt[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi comes down hard on Rajasthan govt over Alwar mob lynching
Parliament Monsoon Session 2018 begins with opposition roaring over several issues including mob lynchings in the name of cow vigilantism. The Rajasthan police is being accused of delaying in taking the 28 years old Rakbar Khan to the hospital that was just six kilometres from the crime spot. One would[Read More…]
Five people beaten by cow vigilantes chanting ‘jai hanuman’ in Faridabad
The self-styled cow vigilantes beat five people in Faridabad on doubt of carrying beef on Saturday in yet another incident. The vigilantes also thrashed an auto driver while chanting ‘Jai Hanuman’, reported News18.com. The report also claimed that the police booked the victim for allegedly smuggling beef. However, no case[Read More…]
Religious minorities feel insecure in India: US reports
The United State Department said in its annual International Religious Freedom Report that India in 2016 has become more religiously intolerant and the state of freedom continues to deteriorate. The report which was released on Tuesday accused Hindu nationalist groups, such as the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and the Vishwa Hindu[Read More…]
Three men thrashed in Bihar on suspicion of transporting beef
Bihar was till now a state away from mob violence, killing and lynching in the name of cow. However, soon after BJP govt entered the state, such incidents have been reported. Three persons were thrashed and handed over to police on suspicion of transporting beef. Reacting over the incident CPIM said,[Read More…]
Respect for cows no reason for violence: Arun Jaitley
As cow protection manifests itself into violence, the finance minister, Arun Jaitley on Thursday stressed the government’s commitment to cracking down on cow vigilantes in Lok Sabha. He further dealt at length on the constitutional obligation for cow protection and how it was formulated under Jawaharlal Nehru even though he[Read More…]
No separate law to deal with mob lynching incidents: MoS Hansraj Ahir
Union Minister of state for home affairs, Hansraj Gangaram Ahir on Wednesday said the government is not mulling to a separate law to deal with mob lynching incidents “The state governments can take action against person or persons involved in such incidents under existing laws. I don’t think there is[Read More…]
Govt asks states to file FIRs against cow vigilantes causing violence
The Centre on Tuesday asked state governments to compulsorily register FIRs in all “untoward incidents” happening in the name of cow protection, informed the Lok Sabha. Minister of state for home Hansraj Ahir said the responsibility to maintain law and order, protect life and property and incidents of attacks on[Read More…]
Action against those resorting to violence in the name of cow protection: PM Modi
While the scare of cow-vigilantes is not unknown to the country, on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that violence in the name of cow protection cannot be tolerated and asked state governments to act “very tough” against those taking law into their own hands. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing[Read More…]
Man attacked by cow-vigilantes was carrying beef, says Police
The Muslim man who was beaten up by cow vigilantes was carrying beef, said the cops on Saturday. Police held four involved in this case Salim Shaha (34), a member of Katol unit of the BJP, on July 12 and sent the meat he was carrying to a forensic laboratory.[Read More…]
Rajasthan: 50 cow vigilantes attack truck carrying cows
While the debate over cows cow vigilantism intensifies after repeated instance of violence across the country, in another occurrence of fury, on Sunday, over 50 men attacked a truck from Tamil Nadu in Barmer district of Rajasthan, ferrying cows as they suspected cattle smuggling. According to the police, 4 people,[Read More…]
The law of the land prevails in Rajasthan: Vasundhara Raje
Chief Minister of Rajasthan Vasundhara Raje has admitted that recent crimes, including those by cow vigilantes, against minorities are bringing a bad name to the state. She also said that strict actions will be taken against those committing the violence. “The law of the land prevails in Rajasthan, and the[Read More…]
Protest in Delhi seeking ban on cow vigilantes
Kalkaji ‘gaurakshak’ terror: PFA member arrested
Delhi Police on Monday arrested Shashank Sharma, a resident of Rohini in New Delhi, in connection with the assault on three youth who were transporting cattle. Sharma has claimed to be a member of People For Animals, an NGO chaired by BJP leader and Union Minister Maneka Gandhi. On Saturday[Read More…]
Congress demands CBI probe into Alwar lynching
The Rajasthan Congress on Friday met Governor Kalyan Singh and demanded a CBI probe into the murder of dairy farmer Pehlu Khan in Alwar by the cow vigilantes. 55-year-old Pehlu Khan was beaten to death on April 1 in Rajasthan’s Alwar district by the self-proclaimed gaurakshaks onApril 1. A delegation[Read More…]
Sadhvi Kamal equates cow vigilantes to Bhagat Singh, Azad and Sukhdev
Controversial Hindu leader Sadhvi Kamal equated the self proclaimed cow vigilantes who were accused of lynching a Muslim dairy farmer in Rajasthan’s Alwar to freedom fighters such as Bhagat Singh or Chandrasekhar Azad and called them future heroes. “When Bhagat Singh and Chandrashekhar Azad went to jail, then they were[Read More…]
Cow-‘hooliganism’: Man dies after being beaten by alleged cow vigilantes in Gujarat
Another shocking incident of ‘cow-hooliganism’ has surfaced from Gujarat. If Una flogging was not enough to cause enough outrage, controversy has erupted over the death of a 29-year old man on Friday after he was allegedly thrashed by so-called cow vigilantes. A footwear salesman, Mohammed Ayyub Shaikh, died due to head injuries[Read More…]
Snake bites back: What the killing of BJP worker by VHP, Bajrang Dal cow vigilantes tells us?
Fanaticism at its peak gets alienated from the core ideology it originated and becomes volatile, violent and uncontrollable. It loses the sense of differentiating between friends and foe. The recent incident of the killing of a BJP worker in Karnataka by VHP and Bajarang Dal cow vigilantes is a reminder[Read More…]
Dairy farmers take bull by the horns; issue ultimatum to Punjab government
A campaign started by Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) across the country is now choking the government itself. After the recent Dalit stir in Gujarat against self styled ‘Cow vigilantes’, now Punjab farmers have lashed out at the cow protection groups for hampering their cowbreeding business. The Punjab Progressive Dairy Farmers’[Read More…]
Gujarat Dalit stir: Cow nationalism backfires on BJP
Gujarat is experiencing the biggest Dalit upsurge in last 30 years. Dalits this time want to challenge unpractical ideology of RSS-BJP in a practical way. After four Dalit men were beaten up by self-appointed cow vigilantes for allegedly killing cows, Dalits community has dumped cow carcasses at collector’s office in[Read More…]