The Border Security Force (BSF) and police in a joint operation thwarted a major attempt to smuggle cattle, caught 17 smugglers red-handed and rescued 130 cattle from 4 trucks after a tip-off was received from BSF's Intelligence Branch (44 Batallion) in West Bengal's Malda.
An incident of violent mob attack has come to light in Nala Sopara, Mumbai. Gau Rakshak Rajesh Pal was allegedly attacked, and assaulted by a mob of dozens of people when he tried to stop cow smuggling near Burhan Chowk on October 18.
Three policemen, including a sub-inspector, were injured when a group of people attacked a team which had gone to a village in Shamli district to arrest an accused in a cow slaughter case
Nearly 200 to 250 locals from Pathwal village near Hiranagar burnt the truck near Ram Leela ground in which around 8 to 9 bovines were being smuggled, the police said.
Taking stock of the situation, the Supreme Court (SC) recently said that mob lynching is a crime no matter what the motive is.
Mob lynching: Man beaten to death on suspicion of cow smuggling in Rajasthan's Alwar
Police have arrested two self-declared 'gau rakshaks' for allegedly killing 42-year-old Ummar Khan who was found dead near railways tracks in the Ramgarh area of Alwar district.
Cows, considered sacred by Hindus, have been at the centre of debate in the country for a long time. India, being a union of states has different laws for cow and cattle slaughter in different states.
A BSF soldier was killed in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas today when he tried to stop a truck from smuggling cows across the Indo-Bangladesh border.
India TV's exclusive ground report on cow smuggling on India-Bangladesh riverine border.
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