Cow vigilantes assault farmer

2016-09-10

Main Information

  • Victim Names PA Basheer, Abdul Salam
  • Date of Incident 2016-09-10
  • Nature of Violence Religious Identity Based Violence
  • Causal factors Religious identity
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Undisclosed
  • State Karnataka
  • City/District Kaddoglu village, Madikeri, Kaddoglu village, Madikeri
  • Party in Power INC

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Kaddoglu village, Madikeri
  • Perpetrator Organization Bajrag Dal
  • Place of incident N/A

Two Muslim men were assaulted by members of Sangh Parivar. They were carrying two cattle in their pick-up truck. The members of the Sangh Parivar also fired an air gun and damaged the windshield of theor pick-up truck. They were accused of stealing cows while the cattle was being taken for farming. The injured were taken to the Mangaluru hospital. A case was registered in the Madikeri rural police station.