Cattle traders physically assaulted in Delhi

2017-04-23

Main Information

  • Victim Names Rizwan, Ashu, Kamil
  • Date of Incident 2017-04-23
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Religious identity
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Undisclosed
  • State Delhi
  • City/District Delhi, Near Kalkaji temple, southeast Delhi
  • Party in Power AAP

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Near Kalkaji temple, southeast Delhi
  • Perpetrator Organization Bajrag Dal
  • Place of incident N/A

Cow vigilantes stopped the truck carrying 14 buffaloes near Kalkaji temple in southeast Delhi. Men claimed to be members of an animal rights organization called People for Animals. The men beat up the three cattle traders, leaving them bleeding from their noses and foreheads. All the witnesses have maintained that Rizwan, Ashu and Kamil were assaulted by a group of men alleging that they were transporting cows for slaughter.