Cow Vigilantes

In a heedless move, a group of villagers of Pakur district allegedly attacked a group of unsuspecting policemen when they tried to prevent an illegal cow slaughter on Eid al-Adha on August…

Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli district saw an instance of mob lynching over the supposed cow vigilantism. On August 20, activists of a ‘gau raksha dal’ beat up two people whom they suspected of…

The cases of mob lynchings for allegations on cow smuggling in Alwar is still not resolved and a recent case of 40 kgs of beef being found at a house has ignited fuel in the ongoing issue.…

Muzaffar Hussain Baig, leader of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on July 28 has reportedly warned of dire consequences if lynching of Muslims in the name of cows and buffaloes continue.…

With communal riots gradually sweeping over the country in large numbers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asked state governments to take stern actions against those cow vigilantes…

Rising cases of mob lynching and cow vigilantes attacking people in the name of religion seem to have taken a heavy toll on the Muslims in India. So much so that Rajya Sabha MP Tanzeem…

With mob lynchings continue to take place in different parts of the country, the Supreme Court has urged the Parliament to bring in a separate law against lynchings. In the third such…

Pehlu Khan was lynched by mob in Alwar in Rajasthan in 2017 for fake allegations of cattle smuggling, remember! Another incident took place in the same town, in same fashion and with same…

The US state department in its annual religious freedom report released last week has revealed that authorities in ‘India failed to prosecute violence by self-proclaimed vigilantes against…