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Thursday, January 1, 2026
TopicMonu Manesar

Topic: Monu Manesar

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.

Haryana is the hotbed of gau raksha influencers and crimes of religious passion

From toll booth informants to Instagram warriors to election candidates, Haryana’s gau rakshaks are blurring the lines between religion, law, and politics—and leaving chaos in their wake.

‘Pressured Nasir-Junaid for protection money’ — prosecution’s argument against Monu Manesar bail plea

Gurugram: Monu Manesar, the cow vigilante lodged in a Rajasthan jail in connection with the alleged murders of Nasir and Junaid, was pressuring the duo...

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.

Rajasthan police suspect Monu Manesar ‘aided, abetted’ Nasir-Junaid killers. Why arrest took 8 months

One of 21 accused in Junaid & Nasir killing, cow vigilante Monu Manesar was arrested in connection with FIR lodged at Nuh, and handed over to Rajasthan police.

Bajrang Dal accuses BJP of ‘betrayal’ over Monu Manesar arrest — ‘done by Khattar himself’

Bajrang Dal says men in civil uniform came and 'took' Manesar without showing any warrant, adding that Haryana govt has been cracking down on the organisation's members since Nuh clashes.

Cow vigilante Monu Manesar arrested in Haryana for ‘inflammatory FB post’, handed over to Rajasthan

FIR against Monu Manesar invokes IPC sections for ‘provocation, with intent to cause riot’, among others. He faces probe in Rajasthan for ‘indirect’ role in killing of 2 Muslim men.

Who is Mamman Khan, Congress MLA summoned by police over ‘shop loot’ during Nuh violence

Khan, who had mentioned cow vigilante Monu Manesar in Haryana assembly earlier this year, has been asked to join probe as he 'may have some information/documents related to the case'.

Cow vigilante Bittu Bajrangi arrested for criminal intimidation & rioting, say Nuh Police

FIR was lodged on the basis of a complaint by a senior ASP woman officer for allegedly misbehaving, and jumping on the bonnet of her vehicle.

Months after Nasir-Junaid murders, police rule out cow vigilante Monu Manesar’s ‘direct involvement’ 

Addressing a press conference, Rajasthan DGP Umesh Mishra said police were now probing his ‘indirect involvement’ in the murders. Helpless, says family.

On Camera

Hot metals are exposing the fossil fuel fantasy

Two metals, copper and silver, are indelibly associated with mass electrification that is making coal, oil and gas redundant across the world.

Looking to 2026, India to bet on diversification of energy basket—not disengagement from Russia crude

US sanctions reshuffle India’s crude procurement, pushing refiners towards new intermediaries, the Middle East and Americas.

2025 was Indian Army’s year. New battalions & platoons, embracing next-gen warfare

Amidst a doctrinal shift towards joint theaterisation and greater synergy between the various wings of the forces, the Indian Army in 2025 moved further on its path to Vision@2047.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.