scorecardresearch
Add as a preferred source on Google
Sunday, October 26, 2025
TopicGau rakshak

Topic: Gau rakshak

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.

Saffron terror? Maharashtra ATS says arrest of trio helped avert attacks

Investigation suggests suspects' link with organisation whose members are under the lens in the Gauri Lankesh case.

On Camera

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.