Faridabad death a reminder of cow vigilantes’ reign of impunity
4 months, 1 week ago

Faridabad death a reminder of cow vigilantes’ reign of impunity

Hindustan Times  

The tragic death of Aryan Mishra, a Class 12 student from Faridabad, once again brought into focus the dangerous operations of so-called “cow vigilantes” who operate with impunity on the outskirts of Delhi, carrying out unchecked violence. The death of Aryan Mishra, a Class 12 student from Faridabad, once again brought into focus the dangerous operations of so-called “cow vigilantes” who operate with impunity on the outskirts of Delhi, carrying out unchecked violence. I have lost my son, but this won’t stop here; it will continue because there’s backing from political parties for their vote bank.” A deeper malaise While the police have arrested the suspects involved in Mishra’s death, the incident highlights the urgent need for stronger legal measures and effective police action to curb the growing menace of cow vigilante violence in India. Our stance is clear—those who engage in criminal activities, regardless of their purported motives, will face the full force of the law.” “The cow vigilantes are not interested in helping needy cows.

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Hindus are being used as pawns by cow smugglers and cow killers
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Hindus are being used as pawns by cow smugglers and cow killers

Op India  

On 8th December, the police in Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh caught a gang of cow smugglers. Lack of morality and values ​​is the reason On 9th November, the police arrested 7 cow smugglers after an encounter in Satrikh police station area of ​​Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh. Hindus used as defense in cow smuggling OpIndia spoke to Bharatiya Janata …

‘Cow Vigilantes’ in India Are Attacking Muslims and Posting It on Instagram
1 month, 3 weeks ago

‘Cow Vigilantes’ in India Are Attacking Muslims and Posting It on Instagram

Wired  

On August 27, Sabir Malik, a migrant worker in the Indian state of Haryana, was lured from his home and beaten to death by a mob of at least 10 Hindu men. But it didn’t matter: The attack was led by “cow vigilantes,” the name for Hindu nationalist militias and mobs that take it upon themselves to violently enforce Hindu …

Haryana elections: In Mewat, cow vigilantism remains key electoral issue
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Haryana elections: In Mewat, cow vigilantism remains key electoral issue

Hindustan Times  

A loudspeaker perched atop an auto-rickshaw in Nuh announces on the loop that soon there will be an end to “terror of cow vigilantes”, claiming that the Congress is coming to power in Haryana after a decade. Khan was arrested on September 14 last year on charges of spreading fake news related to communal riots in Nuh the previous month, …

Deny cow vigilantism mainstream support
4 months ago

Deny cow vigilantism mainstream support

Hindustan Times  

A sense of impunity is now entrenched among the so-called cow vigilantes, evident from the fact that a gang chased a car it suspected of ferrying “cow smugglers” for 50 kilometres on Haryana’s roads before shooting a teen occupant of the vehicle. Each incident encourages copycat organised vigilante gangs and opportunistic “gau rakshaks”, more so when the State seems unwilling …

‘Unconstitutional’: Ex-spokesperson of BJP ally condemns cow vigilante attacks in party-ruled Haryana
4 months, 1 week ago

‘Unconstitutional’: Ex-spokesperson of BJP ally condemns cow vigilante attacks in party-ruled Haryana

Hindustan Times  

Senior Janata Dal leader KC Tyagi, who recently resigned as spokesperson of the Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar-led party, on Wednesday slammed ‘cow vigilantes,’ describing their actions as ‘unconstitutional.’ JD Tyagi's statement came amid outrage over two incidents of cow-related ‘vigilantism’ in Haryana, where JD ally Bharatiya Janata Party is in power and faces an election in October. Stating that …

Cow vigilantes mistake Faridabad student for smuggler; kill him after chase
4 months, 1 week ago

Cow vigilantes mistake Faridabad student for smuggler; kill him after chase

Hindustan Times  

Aryan Mishra, a Class 12th student, was returning home in Haryana’s Faridabad with four others after having snacks on August 23 when a group of vigilantes asked the driver of their Duster SUV to stop at an isolated stretch near Gadpuri on the Delhi-Agra National Highway. Police said they have arrested Anil Kaushik, Varun Kumar, Krishan Singh, and Adesh Singh, …

For the residents of Haryana’s Nuh, cow vigilante attacks remain a waking nightmare
4 months, 1 week ago

For the residents of Haryana’s Nuh, cow vigilante attacks remain a waking nightmare

The Hindu  

Yusuf Khan was only 14 when his brother-in-law Rakbar, a resident of Tapkan village in Haryana’s Nuh, was beaten to death by cow vigilantes in Rajasthan’s Lalawandi village in 2018 over the suspicion of cattle smuggling. None of them have moved on from his brother-in-law’s death, says Yusuf, and neither have the families of other victims — be it Pehlu …

Cow vigilante shot at by cattle smugglers on Delhi-Mumbai E-way, dies
5 months ago

Cow vigilante shot at by cattle smugglers on Delhi-Mumbai E-way, dies

Hindustan Times  

A 38-year-old cow vigilante succumbed to his injuries in a private hospital in Sector 38 on Sunday night after being shot multiple times by cattle smugglers on June 15, said police. According to police, the shooting occurred around 4.45am on June 15 on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway near Ferozepur Jhirka, where Yadav and six others were chasing the smugglers’ vehicle based …

Cow vigilante allegedly shot at by smugglers in Nuh
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Cow vigilante allegedly shot at by smugglers in Nuh

Hindustan Times  

Gurugram: A 38-year-old man was allegedly shot at by cattle smugglers early Saturday morning in Haryana’s Nuh, police said, adding his condition is said to be critical. Police said the man, a cow vigilante, and six others were chasing a vehicle, suspected to be smuggling cattle, on the Delhi-Mumbai expressway near Ferozepur Jhirka, when they were attacked by the alleged …

Hapur verdict, challenging vigilantism
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Hapur verdict, challenging vigilantism

The Hindu  

On 12 March 2024, in a first for Uttar Pradesh, a trial court in Hapur awarded life imprisonment in a case of cow protection-related lynching of a Muslim man. The Uttar Pradesh court’s conviction is just the fifth one in cow protection-related lynchings in India: three others are in Jharkhand and one in Rajasthan. In this way, the Hapur court’s …

Cow smugglers flee after firing at cops in Rajasthan’s Deeg: Police
1 year, 3 months ago

Cow smugglers flee after firing at cops in Rajasthan’s Deeg: Police

Hindustan Times  

Rajasthan’s Deeg police on Thursday said they came under attack from alleged cow smugglers in the district’s Mewat region, who fled away after firing at them. Rajasthan’s Deeg police conducting raids to nab cow smugglers The incident took place in the Kanwari village on early Thursday morning when the alleged smugglers carrying cattle in a mini truck were stopped by …

Rajasthan: 3 cow smugglers held in Dausa, one critically injured in police firing
1 year, 3 months ago

Rajasthan: 3 cow smugglers held in Dausa, one critically injured in police firing

Hindustan Times  

Rajasthan’s Dausa police on Saturday morning arrested three alleged cow smugglers after an overnight search operation in which one of them was shot and critically injured during a gunfight with the police, said people aware of the matter. The incident took place on the Jaipur-Agra National Highway-21 around midnight on Friday when police tried to stop a vehicle of cow …

'Encourage Muslim youths to protect cows': Haryana CM on Nuh violence | Top quotes
1 year, 5 months ago

'Encourage Muslim youths to protect cows': Haryana CM on Nuh violence | Top quotes

India Today  

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar spoke about the clashes that erupted in Nuh district and said cow protection is a big issue in the area. Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, Khattar appealed to the Muslim community to protect cows and said, "I would encourage Muslim youths to come forward for cow protection as it would ensure social harmony." …

Explained | States’ lax response to lynching
1 year, 5 months ago

Explained | States’ lax response to lynching

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Supreme Court has asked the Ministry of Home Affairs and the governments of Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Haryana to respond to a petition filed by the National Federation of Indian Women seeking an explanation for their “consistent failure” in the past five years to act against lynching and mob violence committed on …

Muslim ambushed by cow vigilantes in India missing for two years
1 year, 5 months ago

Muslim ambushed by cow vigilantes in India missing for two years

Al Jazeera  

Rafiq Tamboli’s wife continues to search for answers two years after her truck driver husband was stopped by vigilantes in Maharashtra. “That’s when he told us that his truck was intercepted by cow vigilantes in Daund.” The moment she heard that, her heart sank. “The cow vigilantes had told the police about it in a written statement.” The statement was …

‘It was his birthday’: Muslim lynched over beef in western India
1 year, 6 months ago

‘It was his birthday’: Muslim lynched over beef in western India

Al Jazeera  

Afan Abdul Ansari dies and companion Nasir Hussain battles for his life in hospital after attack by cow vigilantes in Maharashtra state. “I froze when I saw his dead body.” Ansari had been lynched by cow vigilantes while ferrying 450 kilogrammes of meat from a vendor in Sangamner – a town 220km away from Mumbai. “The database is a fair …

Mob and Justice: The Hindu Editorial on the sentence awarded to four men for the lynching of a Muslim dairy farmer in Alwar
1 year, 7 months ago

Mob and Justice: The Hindu Editorial on the sentence awarded to four men for the lynching of a Muslim dairy farmer in Alwar

The Hindu  

The thin line between culpable homicide and murder under Indian penal law is a subject of endless analysis, but it is not easy to accept this nuanced distinction in a case of mob lynching. A Sessions Court in Alwar district of Rajasthan has sentenced four men to a prison term of seven years for the lynching of a Muslim dairy …

Surge in Hindu vigilante mobs who ‘attack and kill’ beef-eating Muslims
1 year, 9 months ago

Surge in Hindu vigilante mobs who ‘attack and kill’ beef-eating Muslims

The Telegraph  

India is seeing a surge in Hindu vigilante groups violently targeting Muslims for eating beef, with one leader vowing to protect cows “as if they are our daughters and mothers”. Most of the states ruled by India’s Bharatiya Janata Party have established vigilante squads made up of government officials and private citizens to implement the ban. But thousands of informal …

Cow vigilante, aides booked for killing cattle trader in Karnataka
1 year, 9 months ago

Cow vigilante, aides booked for killing cattle trader in Karnataka

Hindustan Times  

A 39-year-old cattle trader was allegedly killed and one of his associates was assaulted by a group of cow vigilantes who accused them of illegally transporting cattle in Karnataka’s Ramanagara district, police said on Sunday. Police said local residents spotted Indrees’s body a few metres away from the police station. The first information report registered by the deceased’s family at …

Disband and disarm cow vigilante groups
1 year, 9 months ago

Disband and disarm cow vigilante groups

Hindustan Times  

The Haryana government last week directed local administrations to set up special committees for cow protection and promised to crack down on private cow vigilante groups. The move came after this newspaper reported how lack of enforcement of a section of the Gauvansh Sanrakshan and Gausamvardhan Act, 2015, and the failure of the state government to set up district cow …

Bhiwani killings: Cong MLAs accuse govt of shielding cow vigilantes
1 year, 10 months ago

Bhiwani killings: Cong MLAs accuse govt of shielding cow vigilantes

Hindustan Times  

: The issue of the killing of two Muslim men allegedly by cow vigilantes in Bhiwani district rocked the Haryana assembly for the second day on Wednesday, with Congress MLAs from Nuh launching a blistering attack against the state government during the Zero Hour, accusing it of giving “political patronage” to goons roaming in the guise of gaurakshaks in the …

No room for vigilantism in a rules-based society
1 year, 10 months ago

No room for vigilantism in a rules-based society

Hindustan Times  

The grisly deaths of two men in Haryana have stoked a raft of serious questions. The facts of the case are this: Mohammad Junaid, 35, and Mohammad Nasir, 27, were found charred inside a car in Bhiwani district on Thursday, roughly two days after they had left their home in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur district, nearly 200km away. The first investigation report …

'Cow vigilante' charged with double murder in India after Muslim men's bodies found in burnt-out car
1 year, 10 months ago

'Cow vigilante' charged with double murder in India after Muslim men's bodies found in burnt-out car

ABC  

A man accused of abducting and murdering two Muslim men over cow smuggling in India has been arrested after the victims' bodies were found in a burnt-out car. Key points: Two bodies were found in a burnt-out car a day after they went missing A taxi driver linked to a cow vigilante group has been arrested Cow slaughter is banned …

Delhi: Farmhouse caretaker lynched by cow vigilantes in Chhawla; five arrested
2 years, 8 months ago

Delhi: Farmhouse caretaker lynched by cow vigilantes in Chhawla; five arrested

India Today  

Delhi police have filed two FIRs after a caretaker in a farmhouse was lynched and his friends were allegedly threatened and beaten after a group of men, claiming to be 'cow vigilantes' attacked them on suspicion that they were slaughtering cows. Police said 40-year-old Rajaram, who worked as a caretaker at farmhouse in Dwarka’s Chhawla area, was taken to Rao …

Gujarat dealing strictly with cow slaughter, those 'trapping' Hindu girls, says CM Vijay Rupani
3 years, 4 months ago

Gujarat dealing strictly with cow slaughter, those 'trapping' Hindu girls, says CM Vijay Rupani

Firstpost  

“My government brought in several laws with strict provisions. Ahmedabad: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Friday said his government was dealing strictly with those who “trap” Hindu girls and elope with them. Addressing a gathering of Maldhari community, whose traditional occupation is cattle-rearing, in Vasihnodevi Circle area in Ahmedabad, Rupani said the BJP government in the state have also …

'Criminals who don't know the difference between cow and buffalo...': Owaisi on Bhagwat's lynching remark
3 years, 6 months ago

'Criminals who don't know the difference between cow and buffalo...': Owaisi on Bhagwat's lynching remark

India TV News  

A day after Mohan Bhagwat said those found guilty of 'mob lynching' must be puninshed as per the law of the land, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi slammed the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief over his remark. In a series of caustic tweets, Owaisi on Monday said those who don't even know the 'difference between a cow and buffalo know enough to …

Cow Vigilante Killed by Cattle Traffickers in Gujarat's Valsad; 10 Arrested
3 years, 6 months ago

Cow Vigilante Killed by Cattle Traffickers in Gujarat's Valsad; 10 Arrested

News 18  

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. According to police, the accused persons were part of an inter-state network wherein cattle from villages in Valsad were purchased and transported illegally to neighbouring Maharashtra, specially in places like Bhiwandi, …

Indian minister says beef ban law is needed ‘to protect cow vigilantes’
4 years, 1 month ago

Indian minister says beef ban law is needed ‘to protect cow vigilantes’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But states have been increasingly tightening the rules since …

Rearing cows helps reduce 'criminal mindset', says RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat at Pune event
5 years, 1 month ago

Rearing cows helps reduce 'criminal mindset', says RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat at Pune event

Firstpost  

Mohan Bhagwat was speaking at award ceremony organised by Go-Vigyan Sanshodhan Sanshtha, organisation dedicated to ‘cow science’ research in Pune, and said ‘Cow is the mother of the universe….it nurtures the soil, it nurtures animals, birds and it also nurtures humans and protects them from diseases and makes the human heart as tender as flower’ Pune: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief …

Nayeem Ahmad Shah, who was killed by cow vigilantes in Jammu's Bhaderwah, was carrying no animal during attack, claims relative
5 years, 7 months ago

Nayeem Ahmad Shah, who was killed by cow vigilantes in Jammu's Bhaderwah, was carrying no animal during attack, claims relative

Firstpost  

Violence broke out in Bhaderwah town of Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday after a group of cow vigilantes shot dead 52-year-old Nayeem Ahmad Shah late last night Srinagar: Violence broke out in Bhaderwah town of Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir Thursday after an elderly Muslim man was shot dead by a group of cow vigilantes late …

Impunity for cow vigilantes in BJP's India threatens the foundational idea of the country's pluralism
5 years, 8 months ago

Impunity for cow vigilantes in BJP's India threatens the foundational idea of the country's pluralism

Firstpost  

From large-scale Hindu-Muslim riots and pogroms that were the hallmark of earlier phases of Hindutva politics, the violence has now tapered down into small-scale and localised incidents of attacks on individuals - mostly carried out in mobs against Muslims and Dalits, largely over beef consumption, transportation or storage. The UN human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet, gave a succinct lowdown on …

India's vigilante cow protectors are reportedly killing dozens of people
5 years, 10 months ago

India's vigilante cow protectors are reportedly killing dozens of people

ABC  

Vigilante cow-protection groups in India have reportedly killed at least 44 people in the past four years. Key points: Mob attacks are recent — picked up after the Hindu nationalist party came to power in 2014 The report finds Muslims, lower castes, and indigenous communities are often targeted The lynchings also disrupt rural economies and communities, including Hindus A 104-page …

Stray cows in India to be barcoded because soaring numbers of out-of-control cattle are roaming streets
5 years, 11 months ago

Stray cows in India to be barcoded because soaring numbers of out-of-control cattle are roaming streets

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a 23-page order issued …

'Cow vigilantes' beat 24-year-old cattle trader for 2 hours in Rohtak, police chain victim instead of taking him to hospital
5 years, 11 months ago

'Cow vigilantes' beat 24-year-old cattle trader for 2 hours in Rohtak, police chain victim instead of taking him to hospital

Firstpost  

Naushad Muhammed, a dairy worker, was thrashed by alleged cow vigilantes on the suspicion that he was transporting cows for slaughter, but his employer said he was transporting buffaloes for trade. We had reached Rohtak’s Bhalout village when I was waylaid by one Jashpal Gumana, who had chased me his scooter,” Naushad said, adding that Gumana overpowered him as soon …

'What have politicians who speak of cow protection really done for the bovines,' says industrialist Rahul Bajaj
6 years ago

'What have politicians who speak of cow protection really done for the bovines,' says industrialist Rahul Bajaj

Firstpost  

In a jibe at the ruling dispensation, veteran industrialist Rahul Bajaj on Tuesday alleged that none of the politicians who support cow protection and mob lynching in the name of it have done anything worthy for the animal. Mumbai: In a jibe at the ruling dispensation, veteran industrialist Rahul Bajaj on Tuesday alleged that none of the politicians who support …

How ‘cow’ becomes cattle, ‘cow vigilantes’ become ‘mob’ and ‘Muslim man’ becomes ‘man’ when perpetrator is Muslim
6 years ago

How ‘cow’ becomes cattle, ‘cow vigilantes’ become ‘mob’ and ‘Muslim man’ becomes ‘man’ when perpetrator is Muslim

Op India  

A lot has been said and written about cow vigilantes and the havoc they have wreaked since 2014. On 30th December, a Muslim man, Kabul Miyan was lynched to death by a mob on the suspicion of cow theft in Araria, Bihar. NDTV headlined their story, “Man, 55, Beaten To Death By Mob Over Alleged Cattle Theft In Bihar’s Araria”. …

How cow vigilantism is undermining the rule of law in India
6 years ago

How cow vigilantism is undermining the rule of law in India

Al Jazeera  

Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee is the author of "Looking For the Nation: Towards Another Idea of India". India’s so-called “cow protection gangs” display antithetical qualities to the ones they attribute to their sacred animal – they are unholy, ungentle, frenzied and violent. An investigation into allegations of cow slaughter and “illegal slaughterhouses” was ordered by Adityanath, but local reports said he …

You only see death of 2 men, not 21 cows': BJP MLA's shocker on Bulandshahr violence
6 years ago

You only see death of 2 men, not 21 cows': BJP MLA's shocker on Bulandshahr violence

Deccan Chronicle  

Lucknow/Noida: A BJP MLA on Thursday criticised former bureaucrats who have sought Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s resignation over the Bulandshahr mob violence, saying they were concerned only with the death there of two men and not of “21 cows”. MLA Sanjay Sharma, who represents Anupshahr Assembly constituency in Bulandshahr, also said only the people have the power to …

Police failed to stop illegal cow slaughter: VHP on Bulandshahr violence
6 years, 1 month ago

Police failed to stop illegal cow slaughter: VHP on Bulandshahr violence

India TV News  

Days after a shocking incident of mob violence in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr claimed the lives of a police inspector and a youth, the VHP Wednesday termed it "unfortunate", while alleging that the police had failed to stop illegal cow slaughter in the area. A mob of about 400 people, including right-wing activists, fought pitched battles with the police on Monday …

India ‘cow vigilante’ clashes: Three arrested in connection with police killing
6 years, 1 month ago

India ‘cow vigilante’ clashes: Three arrested in connection with police killing

CNN  

CNN — Indian authorities have arrested three people in connection with the fatal shooting of a police officer and a local man involved in clashes over the alleged killing of cows Monday. The shootings are the latest in a wave of mob violence branded as “cow vigilantism” that critics say is growing on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s watch. AFP/Getty Images …

Cow vigilantism: Cop, villager killed in Bulandshahr clashes; UP sets up probe team
6 years, 1 month ago

Cow vigilantism: Cop, villager killed in Bulandshahr clashes; UP sets up probe team

Hindustan Times  

A police inspector and a villager were killed after protests over alleged cow slaughter swirled out of control in UP’s Bulandshahr and a mob attacked security personnel who opened fire during the melee, officials said on Monday. Protesters clashed with securitymen and set their vehicles and a police post on fire in the three-hour rampage after reports of the recovery …

India: Two killed in protests over alleged cow slaughter
6 years, 1 month ago

India: Two killed in protests over alleged cow slaughter

Al Jazeera  

Police and a youth killed in clashes in northern state after carcass of a cow was allegedly found on a farm. Two people, including a police officer, have been killed in northern India during violent protests by villagers over suspicions of cow slaughter, officials said. “We sent police teams to control the crowd after we heard protesters pelted stones and …

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