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Topic: cow vigilantism

Nasir-Junaid murder: Accused gau rakshak who ‘killed self’ named Bajrang Dal Haryana chief in ‘last video’

Lokesh Singla, one of 21 accused in 2023 killing of Nasir & Junaid, 'died by suicide' on railway tracks in Palwal. He also named 2 others in video handed over by his family to police.

Madhya Pradesh youth assaulted over ‘cow smuggling’ succumbs to injuries, another critical

Three were arrested & booked for attempted murder based on the man's statement before his death. Murder charge to be invoked once the postmortem report is received, police say.

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'.

Faridabad gau rakshak now ‘regrets’ killing a Brahmin. ‘Sad we killed our brother’

The father of Aryan Mishra, a Class 12 student killed by cow vigilantes in Faridabad, said the illegality in the name of gau raksha must stop. 'I don't endorse it,’ he said after meeting the accused Anil Kaushik.

Lynched Muslim man told fellow migrant workers people in Haryana are nicer than in Delhi

Migrant labourers in Haryana's Hansawas Khurd village have decided to return to Assam and Bengal after the lynching of a 25-year-old over allegation that he ate beef. 'How long can the police protect us here?’

‘Our cases mustn’t be forgotten.’ Wives of men killed by gau rakshaks stitch their lives back

Parmeena has retreated into a shell of silence, Sajida has found her voice. She has opened a shop now and leads the legal battle for victims of Hindu cow vigilantism.

‘Cow vigilantes’ lynch 32-year-old on suspicion of transporting beef in Nashik, 11 arrested

A police officer said that two victims were rushed to SMBT Hospital in Dhamangaon, where Afan Ansari was declared dead. The meat samples have been sent to forensic lab for testing.

Mewat’s star lawyer is saviour of Muslims arrested in cow smuggling cases — 99% acquittals

Most cases have the same script and you know it when you read it, says the lawyer. They tell a sorry tale of dodgy FIRs, hurried chargesheets, weak investigation and prosecution.

‘Pehlu Khan to Nasir-Junaid’ — In Nuh, anger spills onto streets as thousands protest Bhiwani murders

Protestors from Ferozepur Jhirka blocked Gurugram–Alwar highway, submitted memorandum addressed to President through SDM seeking ban on Haryana's Special Cow Protection Task Force.

On Camera

Bangladeshi Hindus are celebrating CAA extension. It’s their lifeline

Bangladeshi Hindu leaders are either in jail or in hiding. And some journalists who tried to report their continued persecution have either lost their jobs or mysteriously died.

What happens to Haryana real estate agents now? Govt agency HSVP to act as broker, take commissions

Gurugram: Stirring a storm in Haryana's real estate circles, the Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP)—the state's urban development agency—has taken on the role of...

Modi to address military brass next week; theaterisation & Op Sindoor on agenda for Kolkata conference

The Combined Commanders’ Conference (CCC) in Kolkata is also likely to see deliberations on the proposed 'Sudarshan Chakra' missile defence system.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?