Cow Vigilante

Cow vigilantes in Rajasthan attack truck carrying cows meant for Centre's scheme

Around 50 cow vigilantes on Sunday targeted officials of the Tamil Nadu government transporting cows purchased under a Central scheme.

Student, mistaken as journalist, stabbed by cow vigilantes for not clicking pictures of protest

Cow vigilantes mistook a college student for a journalist and stabbed him multiple times for not taking photographs of their protest.

Did Digvijay Singh undertake excavation to find proof of his forefathers’ existence: Mahesh Sharma on Sita birthplace remarks

Union minister Mahesh Sharma today said that the BJP and the Centre do not support cow vigilantism and that incidents of violence in the name of cow protection.

Watch: Alleged cow vigilantes thrash man in Ujjain, 2 arrested

A group of self-proclaimed cow vigilantes allegedly thrashed a man on the suspicion that he had cut the tail of a cow.

Eight persons thrashed for slaughtering buffalo in Aligarh

In yet another example of self-styled cow vigilantes taking law into their hands, eight persons were thrashed in Aligarh after they were caught illegally slaughtering a buffalo

J&K: Four cow vigilantes held for attack on nomads in Reasi, hunt on for others

Four members of a self-styled 'gau rakshak' group were arrested in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district after they attacked and injured a nomadic family of five including a 9-year old girl and stole all their livestock.

Mohan Bhagwat seeks nationwide ban on cow slaughter, says violence ‘defames’ cause

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday supported a nationwide ban against cow slaughter, calling it a “vice” that must be removed.

Internal injuries in stomach, chest led to death of man beaten by cow vigilantes: Autopsy

No place in India for those who disagree with Modi and RSS: Rahul Gandhi targets govt on Alwar assault

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday asked the government to take strict action against those responsible for the brutal and senseless Alwar incident.

Man beaten to death by ‘gau rakshaks’ was a dairy farmer, not a cattle smuggler: Report

Days after terrifying visuals of a Muslim man being beaten to death by a group of alleged ‘cow vigilantes’ in Rajasthan’s Alwar district stirred a row comes an equally appalling revelation in the case.

Alleged cow vigilantes caught on camera beating man to death in Alwar

The latest incident is a stark reminder of 2015 lynching of a Muslim man in Uttar Pradesh’s Dadri on suspicion of stealing and slaughtering a stolen cow.

Tackle abhorrent vigilantes, moral police with iron hands: CM Yogi tells officials

Following reports of cow vigilantes and moral police misusing government’s initiatives of banning illegal slaughter and starting anti-Romeo squads, CM Yogi issued strict instructions to senior officials to tackle such elements with an iron hand

SC agrees to hear petition of cow vigilantism; asks Centre, 6 states to respond by Nov 7

Taking into account a string of violent episodes against Dalits and Muslims, the Supreme Court today agreed to analyze rising cow vigilantism across states. During the hearing of a petition by Congress leader Tehseen Poonawalla,

Twist in Mumbai leather bag case: Barun Kashyap says he wanted to spark communal violence

Barun Kashyap has confessed that he had made false allegations against the auto driver

Mayawati attacks RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat for backing 'good' cow protectors

Mayawati today attacked Mohan Bhagwat lauding people indulging in unlawful, violent and casteist acts cannot be termed as an act of national interest.

Congress backs RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on differentiating between ‘real and fake’ cow vigilantes

The Congress party today agreed with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat that there is a need to differentiate between real and fake gau rakshaks (cow vigilantes).

Haryana: Cong sees red over govt’s move to check biryani samples for cow meat ahead of Eid

Sensing increased turbulence due to self-proclaimed “cow vigilantes” throughout the country, the BJP-led Haryana government has now decided to keep a strict check on the alleged furtive sale of cow meat by biryani vendors.

‘Beat them up but don’t break their bones’: VHP’s fresh advisory for ‘gau rakshaks’

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s (VHP) cow protection department has advised its cow vigilantes in western UP, Braj region and Uttarakhand to beat up cattle smugglers, but refrain from breaking their bones.

Two Dalits thrashed for refusing to clear cow carcass in Gujarat

Two Dalit men were thrashed by a group of self-styled cow vigilantes in a village in Gujarat’s Saurashtra region for allegedly refusing to dispose the carcass of a calf.

Matter of cow vigilantism reaches SC; PIL seeks action against vigilantes for violence against Dalits, minorities

A week after Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke strongly against cow vigilantes, the matter has now reached to the Supreme Court. A petition has been filed in the SC seeking direction to the Centre and