Gau Raksha Dal beaten two men for Transporting cow

2018-08-20

Main Information

  • Victim Names Shamshaad , Shahzad
  • Date of Incident 2018-08-20
  • Nature of Violence Murder/Lynch
  • Causal factors Cow Related Violence
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Anuj Bansal
  • State Uttar Pradesh
  • City/District Shamli, Shamli
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Shamli
  • Perpetrator Organization Other Right Wing Hindutva
  • Place of incident N/A

Activists of a ‘gau Raksha dal’ in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli district on Monday beat up two people they suspected of transporting cows for slaughter before handing them over to police, police said. He also said that action would also be initiated against the vigilantes for taking the law into their hands by thrashing the accused, identified as Shamshaad and Shahzad, before bringing them to the Adarsh Mandi police station. “Anuj Bansal has been identified as the leader of the ‘gau Raksha dal’. The investigation is underway to identify his aides,” Singh said.