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Tuesday, March 31, 2026
TopicCow Vigilantes

Topic: Cow Vigilantes

Autopsy of Nuh driver killed in ‘clash with gau rakshaks’ cites bullet wound. No arrests, kin scour CCTVs

At their relatives' home in Haryana's Palwal, family of 28-yr-old Aamir tell ThePrint that the post-mortem confirmed their suspicions that Rajasthan Police's initial theory was wrong.

Telangana teacher suspended for bringing ‘cow brain’ to class to teach students about anatomy

Vikarabad district official says case has been registered and sample sent for forensic testing. ‘Since it was raw meat, few students could not bear smell and vomited,’ he adds.

Nexus of informers to govt-enabled patrol, Haryana gau rakshaks in focus after Faridabad teen’s killing

After a lull, Haryana has seen a sudden surge in cow-related vigilantism in the past few weeks. Former bureaucrat says this wasn't a part of the state's culture 'before 2014'.

How Modi govt is planning to streamline urban land & property records

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Cow vigilantes, complicit cops & a fatal rumour — justice, but no closure for Hapur lynching victims

Hapur court has convicted & handed life term to 10 cow vigilantes for lynching Qasim to death & injuring Samaydeen in 2018. Samaydeen recalls how Qasim's 'limbs were broken, ribs fractured'.

4 rounds of argument, judge changed thrice — how Mohd Qasim lynching case remained in limbo for 6 yrs

Cattle trader was lynched in 2018 in Uttar Pradesh’s Hapur. Arguments were heard for fourth time and sessions court reserved judgment Monday after direction from SC.

Call details, messages show Monu Manesar ‘planned’ Junaid & Nasir killing, say cops

Bajrang Dal worker Monu Manesar had 'elaborate discussion' with co-accused & the two 'ideated and planned' killing of Nasir and Junaid, say Rajasthan Police officers.

‘Not a clean chit’: Rajasthan cops on backfoot after Monu Manesar left off Bhiwani suspects list

Bharatpur IG Gaurav Srivastava also denies allegations in FIR lodged against his personnel. Confident Haryana Police will investigate it in professional manner, he asserts.

At Bhiwani Hindu mahapanchayat for Monu, call for Hindu unity repeated but only handful attend

At previous mahapanchayats, held Tuesday & Wednesday at Gurgaon and Palwal, the speakers addressed thousands and spoke about distrust in Rajasthan Police's Junaid-Nasir murder probe.

‘Sabko Monu banna padega’ — thousands attend 2nd Hindu mahapanchayat for ‘gau rakshak’ Manesar

This was 2nd Hindu mahapanchayat held in Haryana in two days in support of Bajrang Dal’s Monu Manesar and two other cow vigilantes accused of killing two Muslim men from Rajasthan.

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How West Asia crisis can play out for PM Modi and BJP in Assembly polls

While the Russia-Ukraine war saw the BJP projecting PM Modi as a ‘vishwaguru’ who could end international conflicts, the party has made a nuanced shift in its electoral strategy vis-à-vis the West Asia war.

Foreign investors dump record $12 bn India stocks in March on war

Soaring energy costs have hurt oil-importing Asian peers, but the scale of outflows from India points to already bearish global sentiment.

India developing lethal autonomous weapon systems, database of citizens’ crime risk—House Panel report

Report on impact of AI emergence—drawing upon depositions from several ministries—confirms that the developments come in the absence of AI laws or considerations over them.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.