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TopicGau rakshak

Topic: Gau rakshak

As UP moves to free Dadri lynching accused, how BJP-ruled Haryana is dealing with cow vigilantes

From killings of Nasir Hussain and Junaid Khan in 2023, to the murder of Aryan Mishra in 2024, Haryana has seen a spate of cases involving cow vigilantes.

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.

What’s behind Telangana CM Revanth Reddy’s new gau raksha focus & what the state plans to do

The initiative is meant to improve livestock management and animal welfare in the state & was prompted by recent deaths of bovines at the Vemulawada temple.

Protesters block road after cow carcasses found in forest near Mathura, cops resort to lathi-charge

Local residents, gau rakshaks and right-wing groups allege cow slaughter on the rise in area due to failure of police and UP government, call for probe and arrests.

Cow vigilantism is the equivalent of blasphemy killings, makes every Indian a target

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

Army aspirant to Bajrang Dal ‘soldier’; trishul-carrying ‘rakshak’: Snapshots of a mahapanchayat

Many young men attended Hindu mahapanchayats this week to rally behind murder-accused Bajrang Dal gau rakshaks. Most are unemployed, but dream of 'Hindu rashtra' gives them purpose.

48 hours after Dwarka lynching, accused ‘gau rakshaks’ on the loose, but 5 injured arrested

Farmhouse caretaker and 'cow lover' Raja Ram died and 5 others were injured after attack by alleged gau rakshaks. Carcasses of four cows allegedly recovered from site of attack.

Family of UP man shot over ‘cow smuggling’ says ‘well known gau rakshak’ trapped & killed him

'Cattle trader' Sher Khan was killed in a Mathura village in UP over suspected cow smuggling. Family blames a local gau rakshak, but he denies the allegation. FIR doesn't name anyone.

As BJP returns with massive mandate, VHP to again push gau raksha & Ram temple agenda

A 2-day conclave of VHP will begin from 19 June in Haridwar, during which saints from across the country will deliberate on various issues, including Article 370.

70-year-old man beaten up for ‘abandoning’ his cow in paddy field in UP

Victim and police reject reports that he was thrashed by cow vigilantes, say the attackers feared his cow would destroy their crops.

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Governor walkouts in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka have turned ceremonies into conflict

With regional parties struggling to project a unified Opposition in Parliament, and no leader in Delhi able to mediate, Centre-state tensions are playing out as open conflict.

RBI to focus on pace of Rupee’s drop, strategists say

The RBI has spent $45 billion since October to defend the currency, according to estimates by Kotak Mahindra Bank.

Rafale saga: 25 yrs of detours, deadlocks & political hesitation. Now IAF getting what it always wanted

Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance. 

Pakistan se azaadi. Grow up India, stop giving it prime real estate in your psyche

Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.