Cow Smuggling

Five held after mob attack on contractor carrying cattle carcasses for disposal in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida

Uttar Pradesh Police said that the contractor was carrying cattle carcass with due permission from Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation officials.

45 cows seized from smugglers die of hyperthermia in Tripura shelter after being kept in open space during rains

The deaths took place during last three days starting from Sunday, officials said. Altogether, 159 cows, which were kept in the cattle shelter at Devipur in Tripura's Sipahijala district have died since 14 May.

Seven Uttar Pradesh police personnel injured after team on way to arrest cow smuggler attacked by villagers

The incident occurred in Mariyadih village of Prayagraj district of Uttar Pradesh where the police team was visiting to arrest an absconding accused in a case of cow smuggling.

Rajasthan Police seeks court nod to re-investigate cow smuggling case against Alwar mob lynching victim Pehlu Khan's sons

The Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government in Rajasthan had faced criticism a fortnight ago after a charge sheet was filed against Khan's sons and a truck operator in the cow smuggling case.

Alwar lynching victim Pehlu Khan, sons charged with cow smuggling; Ashok Gehlot blames BJP govt, assures re-investigation

55-year-old Pehlu Khan, a native of Nuh in Haryana, was allegedly beaten up by self-styled cow vigilantes near Behror in Rajasthan on the Delhi-Alwar highway on 1 April, accusing him of smuggling cattle. He succumbed to his injuries at a private hospital on 3 April.

Muslim man in MP abused, beaten, paraded for asking for box of mobile phone, claims religion-based hate; police term it 'scuffle'

A 20-year-old Muslim youth was beaten up, verbally abused and paraded by the owner of a mobile shop in Madhya Pradesh's Kurawar for asking for the original box of a mobile phone

In Rajasthan's Alwar, cow-related violence and poorly drafted laws aggravate historic roots of local economic crisis

Convoluted and archaic laws shrouding cattle trade in Rajasthan increase the chances of Hindu and Muslim communities turning against each other — exactly what's happening in Mewat.

Muslim man thrashed, forced to eat pork for 'selling beef' in Assam's Biswanath; local top cop says 'not matter of communal tension'

The incident, which took place on Sunday, came to light after two videos shared on Twitter showed the man sitting in knee-deep mud, begging to be let go, while men around him spoke to him in threatening tones.

'US ruled by cowboys, India by cowmen': Hindu nationalism takes centre stage ahead of Lok Sabha election

Hindu nationalism, once fringe, has now taken a central place in India's politics ahead of the Lok Sabha election, and the cow has become a symbol of this growing nationalism.

Defending Hinduism emerges as major occupation for men in western Uttar Pradesh as jobs dry up

With a sharp decline in regular salaried jobs and self-employment opportunities, defending Hinduism has become a major ‘occupation’ of men in western UP