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Odisha: Cow vigilantes force couple to kneel, chant Jai Shri Ram
Bhubaneswar: A Muslim couple in Odisha’s capital, Bhubaneswar, was forced to kneel and chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ and ‘Jai Gau Mata’ after a group of self-proclaimed cow vigilantes alleged they were carrying…
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Bengal cattle herder’s body found, family blames cow vigilantes
Kolkata: A Muslim cattle herder’s body was recovered from beneath a bridge on Sunday, May 5, in West Bengal’s Cooch Behar, and his family has alleged that cow vigilantes killed him. The…
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Man assaulted over suspicion of carrying beef in Ghaziabad
A man identified as Salim was assaulted by a mob of cow vigilantes on the mere suspicion of carrying beef in Ghaziabad‘s Shastri Nagar. The incident came to light after a video…
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UP hate crime: Hindutva workers force man to kneel before calf
Barabanki: A Muslim man in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki district was allegedly forced by self-proclaimed cow vigilantes to kneel before a calf as an act of religious devotion, after they accused him of…
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MP HC orders protection for Judge Tabassum in lynching case
Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh High Court has taken suo motu cognisance of news reports about communal threats issued against an Additional District and Sessions Judge who had sentenced a group of cow vigilantes…
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Judge Tabassum faces online abuse for jailing 14 cow vigilantes
Bhopal: A Muslim woman judge was relentlessly targeted by the Hindutva community after sentencing 14 cow vigilantes to life imprisonment, accused of the mob lynching of a truck driver in 2022. Describing…
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Haryana: Cow vigilantes attack cattle traders, claim gunfire
Haryana: Two Muslim cattle traders were assaulted and publicly humiliated by members of the Gau Raksha Dal and other Hindutva groups in Haryana’s Karnal district on suspicion of smuggling cows before handing…
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Cow vigilantes forcibly shut down biryani shop in UP’s Vrindavan
Mathura: Self-proclaimed cow vigilante (gau rakshak) Deepak Tiwari, along with his associates, intimidated a street vendor into shutting down his biryani shop, claiming no meat should be consumed in the holy town…
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Hyderabad: Driver recounts night of terror after cow vigilante attack
Hyderabad: The driver of the container attacked by self-proclaimed cow vigilantes in Hyderabad’s Gudimalkapur on the night of May 16 said that the mob refused to believe the vehicle was carrying plywood…
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Hyderabad: Gau rakshaks stop truck carrying plywood, pelt stones at Gudimalkapur
Hyderabad: Tension prevailed at Hyderabad’s Gudimalkapur late on Saturday night, May 16, after two groups pelted stones at each other following a rumour over cattle transportation, with the police registering a case…
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March hate crime tracker: Ramnavami, Holi, Eid month marked by 58 incidents
Hyderabad: As Ramzan drew to a close and Ramnavami processions filled the streets, hate crimes surged across India, targeting Dalits, Christians and Muslims in incidents that ranged from vigilante killings to police…
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Uttarakhand: Man booked for selling halal chicken biryani under Hindu name
Uddham Singh Nagar: Tension prevailed in Uttarakhand‘s Udham Singh Nagar after a man was allegedly delivered chicken biryani from a Muslim-owned restaurant selling halal food, despite ordering from a restaurant with a…
- Hyderabad
Attapur communal clash: Gau Raksha Dal chief booked, demands justice
Hyderabad: After the communal clash at Aramghar crossroads between cattle transporters and so-called cow vigilantes two days earlier, the Attapur police have registered cases against over 15 people, including the chief of…
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Hyderabad clash: Cattle transporters, 2 gau rakshaks sent to judicial remand
Hyderabad: The three cattle transporters beaten by cow vigilantes near Aramghar crossroads on Tuesday, February 24, have been arrested and sent for judicial remand, as have two of their attackers. The driver…
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Gujarat gau rakshaks ram vehicle carrying buffaloes, cattle killed
Gandhinagar: Two Muslim men were allegedly assaulted by self-proclaimed cow vigilantes (gau rakshaks) on the intervening night of Wednesday, February 25, for transporting buffaloes in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar. According to local media, the…
