Gau Rakshaks

Aryan Mishra's killing: Is the ideology being protected by the gau rakshak worth the price?

September 09, 2024 9:31 pm

The gau rakshak is not a ‘vigilante', but, for all intents and purposes, a sub-contractor of the police department. Why are civilians, without training or constraints, enforcing cow slaughter laws?

‘Gau rakshaks’ assault man suspected to be transporting buffaloes in Deodar

August 02, 2023 5:13 am

The police said incident relates to three men beating up a man who was transporting buffaloes to Charotar in central Gujarat.

He was killed for gau raksha work: Family of Meerut murder victim

July 10, 2023 3:14 am

The family of the victim, Asif, has named seven persons in their police complaint. “Asif was involved in cow vigilante activities and supported the BJP.

Violence related to cow vigilantism rises, police buck up to ensure peace

July 02, 2023 2:04 pm

Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narvekar on Monday directed police to ensure that “gau rakshaks” are not booked on false charges, and that FIRs be lodged and probed if they are threatened or attacked.

Gau rakshaks held for youth’s murder, his parents ask: Who gave them right to kill?

June 22, 2023 1:28 pm

Six ‘gau rakshaks’ have been arrested, with some of the accused allegedly Rashtriya Bajrang Dal (RBD) activists.

At Haryana panchayat, clamour for ‘UP model’

February 23, 2023 8:55 am

At the event, attended by 400 people, including members of Bajrang Dal, Vishwa Hindu Parishad and cow vigilante groups, attendees reiterated their demand for a CBI probe into the case and warned the Rajasthan government against initiating legal action against gau rakshaks.

Nuh: Locals demand probe into ‘harassment’ by gau rakshaks

August 20, 2022 7:56 am

Villagers and locals alleged that on August 15, gau rakshaks — who they said had come to the area for a raid following a tip-off regarding cow slaughter — had threatened locals. They also accused police of not taking action against them.

Raipur: Three gau rakshaks held for ‘assault’, vandalism at dairy

May 27, 2019 6:57 am

On Sunday, a day after the assault and the arrests, members of right-wing groups like the Bajrang Dal raised slogans at the DD Nagar police station in Raipur, demanding a cross FIR against Usman Qureshi, the complainant and the dairy shop owner.

Left to observe Babri masjid demolition anniversary as 'Black Day'

November 22, 2017 5:31 pm

On December 6, which is also the death anniversary of B R Ambedkar, the Left parties will "mount a campaign against the intensification of the assaults on Dalits across the country and on the secular democratic values of our Constitution by the communal forces".

Closing meat shops in Greater Noida: Gau Raksha Dal head arrested

September 24, 2017 6:16 am

Police said 12 teams of the outfit have allegedly been operating in the district, distributing audio clips that warn shops of dire consequences if they don’t stop serving meat, fish and eggs during Navratri.

Jharkhand Lynching: Two ‘Gau Rakshaks’ Surrender

June 22, 2020 6:59 pm