Into the world of the gau rakshak
1 year, 9 months ago

Into the world of the gau rakshak

The Hindu  

Monu doesn’t belong only to Manesar, he is the son of Hindus across the world. He and his team grew in size and strength with social support, more so after the present regime set up cow task forces lending strength to the cause,” said Rakesh, a local acquaintance of Monu. Monu’s growing influence Monu’s family shut the grocery shop after his father Om Prakash, a dumper truck driver, died five years ago. In 2019, after Monu sustained a bullet injury to the neck while chasing alleged cow smugglers, he was given a weapon’s licence for self-defence. Across social media, there are several videos of his team carrying out ‘raids’ to seize what they claim is beef and catch alleged cow smugglers.

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Deny cow vigilantism mainstream support
3 months, 2 weeks 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 …

For the residents of Haryana’s Nuh, cow vigilante attacks remain a waking nightmare
3 months, 3 weeks 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 allegedly shot at by smugglers in Nuh
6 months, 1 week 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 …

Punjab: Gau Rakshaks capture truck carrying 10 tons of cow meat, Police arrest Sultan, Altaf, Gulshan, Hajid, and others
1 year, 1 month ago

Punjab: Gau Rakshaks capture truck carrying 10 tons of cow meat, Police arrest Sultan, Altaf, Gulshan, Hajid, and others

Op India  

On 12th November, Gau Rakshak Dal in Ludhiana intercepted a truck carrying 10 tons of beef. The truck, originating from Al Kaif Foods Enterprises, was intercepted by the Gau Raksha Dal on the New Delhi-Jammu National Highway in Dhandari Kalan, Ludhiana. It is registered against unnamed driver of the truck, Al Kaif Foods Enterprises, Noor Enterprises Uttar Pradesh, Sultan from …

Security issue halts Monu Manesar’s Haryana handover
1 year, 2 months ago

Security issue halts Monu Manesar’s Haryana handover

Hindustan Times  

The Gurugram Police on Monday failed to bring Bajrang Dal functionary and cow vigilante Mohit Yadav alias Monu Manesar to Haryana on a production warrant as prison authorities in Rajasthan, where he is currently lodged, put off producing him before the court, citing security concerns. He was handed over to the Rajasthan Police after it obtained a transit remand from …

Monu Manesar shifted to high security Ajmer jail
1 year, 3 months ago

Monu Manesar shifted to high security Ajmer jail

Hindustan Times  

Bharatpur Cow vigilante and Bajrang Dal functionary Mohit Yadav, also known as Monu Manesar, was moved from the central jail at Sewar in Rajasthan to the Ajmer high security jail on Friday, Rajasthan Police officers aware of the development said. Cow vigilante and Bajrang Dal Monu Manesar was handed over to the Rajasthan Police in connection with the killing of …

Monu Manesar to be brought to Gurugram on production warrant: Police
1 year, 3 months ago

Monu Manesar to be brought to Gurugram on production warrant: Police

Hindustan Times  

The Gurugram police will bring cow vigilante Mohit Yadav, better known as Monu Manesar, from Rajasthan to Haryana’s Pataudi in Gurugram district in connection with an attempt to murder case registered there in February, police officers aware of the matter said on Sunday. Read here: WhatsApp chats reveal link between Monu Manesar, Bishnoi gang: Rajasthan Police Varun Dahiya, assistant commissioner …

Monu Manesar being interrogated, will be produced in court tomorrow: Police
1 year, 3 months ago

Monu Manesar being interrogated, will be produced in court tomorrow: Police

Hindustan Times  

Cow vigilante Monu Manesar alias Mohit Yadav is being interrogated and police are trying to collect evidence against him, Rajasthan’s Deeg superintendent of police Brijesh Jyoti Upadhyay said on Wednesday in Bharatpur. Cow vigilante Monu Manesar alias Mohit Yadav Manesar, a Bajrang Dal functionary, was on Tuesday arrested from Haryana, ending an eight-month-long hunt. Manesar posted inflammatory videos on social …

Cow vigilante Monu Manesar picked up, likely to be handed over to Rajasthan Police
1 year, 3 months ago

Cow vigilante Monu Manesar picked up, likely to be handed over to Rajasthan Police

Hindustan Times  

Cow vigilante and Bajrang Dal functionary Monu Manesar was on Tuesday picked up from Haryana’s Manesar and likely to be handed over to police in Rajasthan, where he is wanted for the killing of two Muslim cattle traders in February, people aware of the matter said. Manesar’s deputy police commissioner Manbir Singh said they had been informed that a team …

Who is Monu Manesar, Indian vigilante accused of inciting Haryana violence?
1 year, 4 months ago

Who is Monu Manesar, Indian vigilante accused of inciting Haryana violence?

Al Jazeera  

A video released by Manesar two days before the deadly communal riots in Nuh is believed to be the trigger, but he is yet to be arrested. Nuh, India – In February this year, two Muslim men were abducted and allegedly burned alive in their car by a group of cow vigilantes in India’s northern state of Haryana. In Nuh, …

Monu Manesar claims conspiracy, says had nothing to do with Haryana violence
1 year, 4 months ago

Monu Manesar claims conspiracy, says had nothing to do with Haryana violence

Hindustan Times  

Mohit Yadav, 28, better known as Monu Manesar, who was named in a police case in connection with the February abduction and killing of two cattle traders in Rajasthan, on Wednesday said he was not present during Monday’s religious procession at Nuh in Haryana that led to communal violence across the state, leaving at least six people dead. The communal …

Monu Manesar Denies Role In Nuh Clashes: 'Gave No Provocative Speech, Didn't Attend Rally'
1 year, 4 months ago

Monu Manesar Denies Role In Nuh Clashes: 'Gave No Provocative Speech, Didn't Attend Rally'

News 18  

Mohit Yadav alias Monu Manesar, the leader of a cow vigilante group in Mewat, who is in the spotlight after the communal violence that erupted in Haryana’s Nuh and Gurugram districts, denied any link with the clashes and asserted he did not attend the Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s Brij Mandal Jalabhishek Yatra that came under attack on July 31. Talking to …

Haryana Chief Minister clarifies 'can't protect everyone' remark
1 year, 4 months ago

Haryana Chief Minister clarifies 'can't protect everyone' remark

India Today  

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, on Wednesday, said that his statement - "we can't protect everyone" - which he made in connection with the communal clashes that broke out in the state's Nuh district on Monday had been taken out of context. 6 KILLED IN HARYANA VIOLENCE, 116 ARRESTED Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Khattar said that six people, including …

Haryana Violence: Who is Monu Manesar, Bajrang Dal Member Who is Being Named
1 year, 4 months ago

Haryana Violence: Who is Monu Manesar, Bajrang Dal Member Who is Being Named

News 18  

At least five people have been killed and several others injured in communal violence that broke out during a religious procession in Haryana’s Nuh district on Monday. The name of Bajrang Dal member Monu Manesar, who is absconding for the last six months in connection with the killing of two Muslim men in Rajasthan’s Bhiwani in February, is being linked …

Who is Bajrang Dal's Monu Manesar whose name cropped up amid Nuh violence?
1 year, 4 months ago

Who is Bajrang Dal's Monu Manesar whose name cropped up amid Nuh violence?

Hindustan Times  

At the centre of the Nuh communal violence that broke out during a religious procession on Monday is Bajrang Dal member Monu Manesar, who was booked in connection with the killing of two Muslim men in Bhiwani in February. Haryana Bajrang Dal member chief Monu Manesar. The police said the Nuh violence was triggered after rumours spread that Manesar would …

Bhiwani killings: How pride intertwines with fear, ‘gau raksha’ and Monu Manesar in Haryana
1 year, 9 months ago

Bhiwani killings: How pride intertwines with fear, ‘gau raksha’ and Monu Manesar in Haryana

Hindustan Times  

At 3.15am on a cold November morning, the smartphones of crime reporters across Gurugram lit up with the arrival of a WhatsApp video. In August 2013, Yadav says he and a group of men “apprehended” a group of cow smugglers outside the Government Polytechnic Education Society College in Manesar. He explained to Monu Manesar that almost every village in Gurugram, …

Monu Manesar, others still under lens in Bhiwani murders: Rajasthan Police
1 year, 10 months ago

Monu Manesar, others still under lens in Bhiwani murders: Rajasthan Police

Hindustan Times  

Jaipur/Bharatpur: Apart from nine people whose names have been released by Rajasthan Police in the alleged murder of two Muslim men from Bharatpur in Haryana’s Bhiwani district last week, more than a dozen others are under scanner for their possible role in the case, a police officer said on Thursday. The charred bodies of the two men – Junaid and …

PROFILE | Who is Monu Manesar?
1 year, 10 months ago

PROFILE | Who is Monu Manesar?

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 20, 2023 11:59 IST Shortly after the death of Waris Khan, Monu Manesar made headlines again when two Muslim men, identified as Junaid and Nasir, were found dead in the back of a burnt vehicle in Haryana’s Bhiwani region on February 16. Speaking to Frontline, Ismail, a cousin of the two men, alleged that they had been …

Bhiwani deaths case: 1 sent to police custody, Haryana to cancel arms licence of accused Monu Manesar
1 year, 10 months ago

Bhiwani deaths case: 1 sent to police custody, Haryana to cancel arms licence of accused Monu Manesar

India Today  

A Rajasthan court on Saturday sent one accused to police remand for five days in connection with the alleged abduction and murder of two men by cow vigilantes, while Haryana authorities moved to cancel the arms licence of Bajrang Dal member Monu Manesar who is among the four evading an arrest in the case. Meanwhile, Haryana police said they are …

Gau Rakshaks Assaulted After Accusing Minority Group of Cow Slaughter, Police Launch Probe
2 years, 9 months ago

Gau Rakshaks Assaulted After Accusing Minority Group of Cow Slaughter, Police Launch Probe

News 18  

A group of people from a minority community allegedly assaulted two cow vigilantes in Mathura, after they forcibly entered their houses, suspecting cow slaughter. According to reports, about a dozen ‘gau rakshaks’, led by Ravi Kant Sharma, president of the Gau Raksha Dal, raided the houses of in Mewati on Sunday. He said people pelted stones at his group and …

Gujarat: Cow vigilante killed by cattle traffickers in Valsad; 10 arrested
3 years, 6 months ago

Gujarat: Cow vigilante killed by cattle traffickers in Valsad; 10 arrested

India TV News  

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, …

'Gau Rakshaks' Thrash J&K Man, Raise 'Goli Maro' Slogans After His Son Drives Cows Away From Fields
4 years, 4 months ago

'Gau Rakshaks' Thrash J&K Man, Raise 'Goli Maro' Slogans After His Son Drives Cows Away From Fields

News 18  

Srinagar: A group of cow vigilantes attacked and injured a 48-year-old shepherd in a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir after his son drove a few cows away from their pastureland. Senior People's Democratic Party leader Nayeem Akthar along with Guftar Ahmad, an influential tribal leader from Jammu, have asked police to investigate the case. https://t.co/J2VFACXDMd— Naeem Akhtar August 16, …

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