Data for Cow terrorism (original) (raw)

1

Sr. No.

Newspaper

Date of publication

Link

Date of incidence

Party

State, Village

Name of victim

Type of attack

Organisation of attackers

Are charges filed

What charges

Description of incident

Followup

Followup links

2

1

Indian Express

5/4/2017

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/rajasthan-five-men-assaulted-by-gau-rakshaks-in-alwar-1-dead-4599964/

1/4/2017

BJP

Rajasthan, Alwar

Pehlu Khan

Died

Vishwa Hindu Parishad/ Bajrang Dal

Yes

FIR under IPC section 143, 323, 341, 147, 308, 379 (Recently 302)

All were beaten up

3

Azmat

Injured

4

Irshad

Injured

5

Aarif

Injured

6

Rafiq

Injured

7

2

Indian Express

21/03/2016

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/jharkhand-latehar-district-muslim-cattle-traders-hanged-five-arrested-section-144/

18/3/2016

BJP

Jharkhand, Jhabar

Mohammad Majloom

Killed and Hanged

Mithilesh Prasad Sahu (local gau raksha samiti members)

Yes

Arrested

They killed Majloom and Inayatullah after they resisted their attempts to steal cattle being taken to a fair for sale

8

Inayatullah Khan

Killed and Hanged

Pramod Kumar Sahu

9

Manoj Kumar Sahu

10

Manoj Sahu

11

Awadhesh Sao

12

3

Indian Express

25/12/2015

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/outrage-after-man-lynched-over-rumour-of-storing-beef-in-house/

28/9/2015

Samajwadi

Uttar Pradesh, Dadri

Mohammad Akhlaq

Died

Yes

Charges were filed against 18 people in December 2015

Around 200 persons attacked the residence of Iqlakh on Monday night after rumours spread in the village that a cow has been slaughtered and beef was stored in his house. The attackers looked into the fridge for beef, but it was only goat’s meet which had been brought for Eid

13

His son

Injured

14

Daughter

Harassed

15

Mother

Beaten

16

4

The Hindu

2/11/2015

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/accused-in-lynching-of-man-in-rajasthan-still-remain-free/article7830070.ece

30/5/2015

BJP

Rajasthan, Birloka

Abdul Ghaffar Qureshi

Died

Yes

Murder charges-3 persons in jail, 7 yet to be arrested

Once a meat shop, the shed was ruined, Ghaffar was beaten up with sticks and iron rods and his house destroyed, on the pretext that he might, in future, sell beef at his shop.

17

5

Indian Express

3/8/2015

http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/3-suspected-cattle-thieves-beaten-to-death-in-dadri-truck-set-ablaze/

2/8/2015

Samajwadi

Uttar Pradesh, Kaimrala

Anaf

Died

Smugglers

Yes

FIR under IPC sections 382, 457, 307

Three suspected cattle thieves were beaten to death allegedly by villagers. Vehicle was also set on fire.

18

Arif

Died

19

Nazim

Died

20

6

Indian Express

19/10/2015

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/protests-in-j-k-after-truckers-death-separatists-call-for-strike/

9/10/2015

People's Democratic Party

Jammu and Kashmir, Udhampur

Zahid Bhat

Died

A right-wing Hindu mob

Yes

9 people arrested- booked for murder

Allegedly threw gasoline bombs at a truck because they suspected him – wrongly – of transporting beef

21

Showkat Ahmed

Injured

22

7

The Hindu

25/3/2016

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/lynching-of-up-man-himachal-police-book-case/article7771060.ece

14/10/2015

congress

Himachal Pradesh, Sirmaur

Noman

Died

Bajrang Dal (Not confirm)

Yes

case of murder against unidentified persons, The four smuggles were booked under different Sections of the Cruelty against Animals Act

Beaten for allegedly trying to smuggle a truck load of cattle to Uttar Pradesh.

23

Mohammad Nishu

Thrashed

24

Salman

Thrashed

25

Gulzar

Thrashed

26

Gulfam

Thrashed

27

8

Hindustan Times

12/7/2016

http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/four-dalit-men-stripped-beaten-by-cow-protection-vigilantes-in-gujarat/story-vGhVgYXeHa0h8DwIiXfqQN.html

11/7/2016

BJP

Gujarat, Mota Samadiyara

4 dalit men

Chained, stripped, beaten

Ramesh Giri

Yes

3 persons arrested

Four Dalit men were chained to a car, stripped and beaten up by cow protection vigilantes

28

Balwant Simer

29

Ramesh Bhagwan

30

Rakesh Joshi

31

Rasikbhai

32

Nagjibhai Vaniya

33

9

First Post

24/4/2017

http://www.firstpost.com/india/gau-rakshaks-attack-gujjar-family-in-kashmir-outdated-laws-arent-helping-muslims-in-jammu-3402524.html

21/4/2017

People's Democratic Party

Jammu and Kashmir, Reasi

Muslim Gujjar family of five including 9-year old girl

Injured

Gau Rakshaks

Yes

FIR registered, 11 arrested

The family, which included a nine-year-old girl, were attacked with iron rods and sticks. The victims told the police that their entire flock, including cattle, sheep and goats were taken by the assailants.

34

10

First Post

24/4/2017

http://www.firstpost.com/india/man-plays-dead-to-escape-lynching-as-animal-rights-activists-thrash-cattle-traders-in-polices-presence-3400830.html

22/4/2017

AAP

Delhi, Kalkaji

Mohammad Rizwan

Injured

Gaurav Gupta

Yes

Two FIRs- one against the three men transporting the cattle and another against those who assaulted them

Three men, were allegedly roughed up by members of an animal rights group for transporting buffaloes in a truck, were arrested for inhumane transportation of animals

35

Kamil

Injured

12-15 people from People For Animals

36

Ashu

Injured

37

11

Indian Express

15/1/2016

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/muslim-couple-on-train-beaten-in-mp-bags-searched-over-beef-suspicion/

15/1/2016

BJP

Madhya Pradesh, Khirkiya

Mohammed Hussain

Assaulted

Hemant Rajput

Yes

Arrested under IPC sections 294, 506, 323 and section 153 of Railways Act

A muslim couple was among passengers assaulted by at least seven members when they objected to their luggage being searched on suspicion that they were carrying beef

38

Naseema Bano

Assaulted

Santosh

39

(Gauraksha Samiti)

40

12

Indian Express

27/7/2016

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/muslim-women-beaten-up-in-madhya-pradesh-over-beef-rumours/

27/7/2016

BJP

Madhya Pradesh, Mandsaur

Two muslim women

Beaten

Members of cow vigilante groups

Yes

Women is custody for ‘smuggling and trying to sell’ the meat. No news on attackers

Two Muslim women were beaten up by members of cow vigilante groups over suspicion that they were carrying beef. The women were reportedly caught carrying 30 kg of meat after which police was informed

41

13

Indian Express

20/7/2016

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/gujarat-7-of-dalit-family-beaten-up-for-skinning-dead-cow-2910054/

18/7/2016

BJP

Gujarat, Mota Samadhiyala

Balu Sarvaiya

Injured, robbed

(Group of gau rakshaks)

Yes

Three attackers arrested

Seven members of a Dalit family were allegedly beaten up for skinning a dead cow

42

Vashram

Beaten

Pramodigiri Goswami

43

Kunvarben

Beaten

Balvant Balvant Dhiru

44

Ramesh

Injured, robbed

Rasik

45

Bechar Sarvaiya

Beaten

Ramesh Jadav

46

Ashok Sarvaiya

Beaten

Rakesh Joshi

47

Deveshi Babariya

Beaten

Nagji Ahir

48

14

Indian Express

29/6/2016

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/two-beef-transporters-forced-to-eat-cow-dung-by-gau-rakshaks-2880282/

10/6/2016

BJP

Haryana, Faridabad

Rizwan

Forced to eat a concoction of cow dung, cow urine, milk, curd and ghee

Gau Rakshak Dal

Yes

Victims arrested as they carried meat

Volunteers of the Gau Rakshak Dal forced two men, who they suspected were beef transporters, to eat a concoction of cow dung, cow urine, milk, curd and ghee

49

Mukhtiar

Forced to eat a concoction of cow dung, cow urine, milk, curd and ghee

50

15

BBC

12/9/2016

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-37336050

24/8/2016

BJP

Haryana, Mewat

Muslim women

Gang-raped

4 men, claimed to belong to a "cow protection group"

Yes

Arrested and charged with rape and murder

An Indian woman has said that she and her 14-year-old cousin were gang raped and two relatives murdered, after being accused of being Muslims who ate beef. She denied consuming beef

51

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/woman-and-cousin-14-gang-raped-for-eating-beef-pwrz3w87h

Her minor cousin

Gang-raped

52

Man

Died

53

Woman

Died

54

16

Tribune

12/5/2017

http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/five-peole-thrashed-in-aligarh-for-slaughtering-buffalo/406011.html

12/5/2017

BJP

Uttar Pradesh, Aligarh

Five persons ( four butchers and Imran the cattle trader)

Thrashed

Cow vigilantes

Yes

arrested the five people along with the owner of the dairy for illegal slaughter

Cow vigilantes thrashed five people who were caught illegally slaughtering a buffalo inside the premises of a private dairy

55

17

The Wire

8/7/2016

https://thewire.in/49906/cow-protection-murder/

27/3/2016

Samajwadi

Uttar Pradesh, Nai Majra

Mustain Abbas

Died

Gau Raksha Dal

No

The family went to highcourt as police was unhelpful, The high court ordered the immediate transfer of the Kurukshetra district magistrate, superintendent of police, deputy superintendent of police and station house officer of the Shahbad police station “to a far-off place with inconsequential posting(s)” The family received notice from the CBI and one officer came around to question them. No arrests have been made.

When Abbas and his companions were on their way back to the village, they saw that a police vehicle and 10-12 armed men had blocked road with tractors the men had fired bullets and burst the car’s tyres. Abbas and his friends tried to flee. He was injured while running, but everyone else managed to escape. Body of Abbas was recovered on April 2.

56

18

Hindustan Times

23/7/2016

http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/dalit-family-attacked-by-bajrang-dal-over-beef-alleges-karnataka-rights-group/story-c8J4oRVo803zxWNyJMjKyL.html

17/7/2016

congress

Karnataka, Koppa

Members of a Dalit family

Injured

Bajrang Dal members

Yes

Case against 30-40 attackers under SC and ST Amendment Act, 2015

Dalit family attacked by Bajrang Dal members claiming there was beef inside their house

57

19

NDTV

10/8/2016

http://www.ndtv.com/andhra-pradesh-news/2-dalit-men-thrashed-allegedly-by-gau-rakshaks-in-andhra-pradesh-1442356

8/8/2016

TDP

Andhra Pradesh, Amalapuram

Mokati Elisa

Striped, tied to a tree and thrashed

Eight attackers owned a group of cows who had gone missing

Yes

All eight arrested

When they saw a dead cow being skinned in the graveyard on Monday night, they suspected it was a stolen cow and beat up the brothers

58

Lazar

Striped, tied to a tree and thrashed

59

(Dalits)

60

20

Indian Express

14/5/2017

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/madhya-pradesh-man-beaten-brutally-allegedly-by-cow-vigilantes-in-ujjain-four-arrested-4655011/

14/5/2017

BJP

Madhya Pradesh, Ujjain

Apuda Malviya

Assaulted

Chetan Sankhla

Yes

Chetan and Vikas are arrested

A man was brutally assaulted by suspected vigilantes on the suspicion of injuring a cow

61

Vikas alias Bhura

62

Nilesh Sankhla

63

Shubham

64

21

BBC

3/5/2017

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-39769172

30/4/2017

BJP

Assam, Naramari

Riyazuddin Ali

Died

2 detained

Yes

A murder case has been registered and two people have been detained for questioning

Abu and Ali were lynched in a neighbouring village later that morning, and branded as cattle thieves

65

Abu Hanifa

Died

66

22

Indian Express

25/4/2017

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/cow-vigilantes-attack-cops-in-giridih-jharkhand-4627027/

23/4/2017

BJP

Jharkhand, Giridih

Sub-Divisional Police Officer

Injured

Some mob

Yes

3 FIRS under charges of rioting and hurting religious sentiments

Stone-throwing by a mob that had gathered on hearing rumours that cows were being taken for slaughter in three vehicles

67

Some policemen

Injured

68

Residents

Injured

69

23

Indian Express

28/4/2017

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/gau-rakshaks-attack-three-tribals-in-udupi-over-cow-slaughter-karnataka-4631177/

24/4/2017

congress

Karnataka, Hosadu

Three Koraga tribal community youths

Thrashed

13 gau rakshaks

Yes

Registered case under IPC sections 143, 147, 148, 448, 323, 506, 324, 504

Accused of slaughtering a cow

70

Shakuntala

71

24

Indian Express

19/4/2017

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/kerala-14-bjp-rss-men-booked-for-attack-over-cow-slaughter/

16/4/2017

Communist Party of India (Marxist)

Kerala, Karumallor

Kallarackal Jose and family

Attacked

14 BJP and RSS workers

Yes

Case registered

A case against 14 BJP and RSS workers on the charge of attacking a house where a cow was allegedly slaughtered on the eve of Easter

72

25

Indian Express

6/5/2017

http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/may/06/two-farmers-beaten-up-by-cow-terrorists-at-noida-one-held-1601831.html

4/5/2017

BJP

Uttar Pradesh, Noida

Bhoop Singh

Beaten

Cow terrorists

Yes

One arrested

Cow terrorists allegedly beat up two men who were taking a cow to their home

73

Jabar Singh

74

(Farmers)

75

26

Indian Express

5/8/2016

http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/gujarat-dalit-protests-una-gau-rakshaks-mohammad-akhlaq-modi-govt-2954324/

28/3/2016

Shiromani Akali Dal

Punjab, Rupnagar

Balkar Singh

Thrashed

No news

Yes

Booked under cow slaughter law

Truck allegedly carrying buffalo tallow stopped on Rupnagar-Kurali road; driver Balkar Singh thrashed; booked under cow slaughter law

76

27

Indian Express

5/8/2016

http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/gujarat-dalit-protests-una-gau-rakshaks-mohammad-akhlaq-modi-govt-2954324/

31/7/2016

Shiromani Akali Dal

Punjab, Rupnagar

Rakesh Kumar

Beaten

No news

Yes

Booked under cow slaughter law

Rakesh Kumar, Ramesh Kumar beaten for allegedly slaughtering cows outside Malout, Muktsar district; booked under cow slaughter Act

77

Ramesh Kumar

Beaten

78

28

Indian Express

5/8/2016

http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/gujarat-dalit-protests-una-gau-rakshaks-mohammad-akhlaq-modi-govt-2954324/

27/7/2016

BJP

Gujarat, Navsari

Girish Sosa

Beaten

Gau rakshaks

Yes

Members of the vigilante group registered a police complaint against the accused

Girish Sosa of Navsari, who was carrying cattle meat in a plastic bag, beaten up by gau rakshaks

79

29

Indian Express

5/8/2016

http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/gujarat-dalit-protests-una-gau-rakshaks-mohammad-akhlaq-modi-govt-2954324/

2/4/2016

BJP

Haryana, Saharanpur

Mustain

Died

Four Gau Raksha Dal members

Body of Mustain (27), of Saharanpur, missing since March 6, found in Kurukshetra. His father, Tahir Hasan, accused 4 Gau Raksha Dal members of his murder. On May 9, the High Court ordered a CBI probe

80

30

Indian Express

5/8/2016

http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/gujarat-dalit-protests-una-gau-rakshaks-mohammad-akhlaq-modi-govt-2954324/

6/5/2016

BJP

Haryana, Sohna

Waseem

Thrashed

Four people

Yes

FIR against Waseem but no case against the vigilantes

3 people thrashed Waseem, 20, in Sohna alleging he was carrying beef, a fourth recorded beating, others threatened victim with a gun. Later, vigilantes posed for photographs with the “catch”

81

31

Indian Express

5/8/2016

http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/gujarat-dalit-protests-una-gau-rakshaks-mohammad-akhlaq-modi-govt-2954324/

31/5/2016

BJP

Rajasthan, Chhoti Sadadi

Three truck occupants

Beaten

100-150 mob including Bajrang Dal members

Yes

3 FIRs lodged; 2 against the alleged transporters, 1 against the mob

Vigilantes caught 7 for transporting 96 bullocks in two trucks; 100-150-strong mob beat up 3 truck occupants, set truck on fire, and attacked police when they tried to intervene

82

32

Indian Express

5/6/2015

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/madhya-pradesh-man-kills-friends-over-cow-slaughter-held/

23/5/2015

BJP

Madhya Pradesh, Damoh

Gulla Soma Banjaran

Died

Gulli alias Fulcharan

Yes

Arrested

A man confessed to killing his two former friends because they were involved in transporting cows for slaughter and refused to mend their ways despite being warned

83

Ganesh Bhilala

Died

A minor

84

33

The Hindu

10/10/2015

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/cow-slaughter-rumours-trigger-tension-in-mainpuri-21-arrested/article7746823.ece

9/10/2015

Samajwadi

Uttar Pradesh, Nagaria

Policemen

Injured

Yes

21 people arrested ( including two who were removing skin of the dead cow)

People in Nagaria village set police jeeps on fire and damaged several other vehicles and shops as they were agitated over rumours of cow slaughter in the village (which was a rumour)

85

34

The Hindu

16/9/2016

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/Family-harassed-for-%E2%80%98cow-slaughter%E2%80%99/article14410895.ece

14/9/2016

congress

Karnataka, Bannerghatta

Nazir Ahmed

Harassed

Gau rakshaks

Yes

Wrongly detained by the police on charges of slaughtering a cow.

Outside the station, more than 20 gau rakshaks gathered to protest. However, they slaughtered two oxen in their house

86

Mohammed Masi

Harassed

87

Fateh

Beaten

88

35

The Hindu

11/6/2012

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/cow-slaughter-reports-trigger-violence-in-punjab-town/article3512572.ece

10/6/2012

Shiromani Akali Dal

Punjab, Joga

Ajaib Singh

Injured (4 persons)

Vishaw Hindu Parishad

Yes

3 arrested

Angry villagers attacked, set afire and razed a factory, after reports spread that the premises was used for cow slaughter. Two houses of factory owners were also destroyed

89

Mewa Singh

Gowshala Sangh

90

36

India times

2/5/2017

http://www.indiatimes.com/news/11-incidents-which-show-that-cow-protection-groups-are-holding-india-at-ransom-276873.html

8/2016

congress

Karnataka, Karjige village near Hebri

Praveen Poojary (hindu)

Died

Hindu Jagrana Vedike

yes

3 arrested- Pratheek (18), Sudeep (20) and Manjesh (21)

The cow vigilantes killed a local BJP worker in Karnataka over the alleged cow smuggling

91

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/Three-more-arrested-in-Praveen-Poojary-murder-case/article14581667.ece

92

37

India times

2/6/2017

http://www.indiatimes.com/news/11-incidents-which-show-that-cow-protection-groups-are-holding-india-at-ransom-276873.html

29/4/2017

Janata Dal

Bihar, Saharsa

Ganesh Mandal

Attacked

Owner of cow

Yes

FIR had been registered on the basis of the complaint by Mandal

A driver of a pick-van is suspected to have been blinded in his left eye after he was attacked for allegedly scaring a cow by honking the horn

93

38

Revolt press

25/6/2016

http://revoltpress.com/local/gurgaon-2-gau-raksha-dal-volunteers-shot-by-beef-smugglers/

25/6/2016

BJP

Haryana, Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Expressway

Abhishek Gaur

Injured

Smugglers

Yes

A case of attempt to murder has been registered against unknown persons

Gurgaon Bajrang Dal convener and Gau Raksha Dal volunteer were injured when the smugglers opened fire. Both had chased a vehicle in which the smugglers were allegedly transporting beef

94

Harpal Singh

Injured

95

39

Catch news

7/4/2017

http://www.catchnews.com/india-news/trail-of-blood-complete-timeline-of-cow-vigilante-violence-in-last-2-years-57084.html

19/10/2015

People's Democratic Party

Kashmir, J&K House

Rashid

Thrashed

BJP MLAs

no

no legal action taken

Hindutva hardliners threw black ink at J&K MLA Engineer Rashid in Delhi. He was thrashed earlier for holding a beef party in Srinagar

96

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/jk-mla-assaulted-inside-assembly-after-hosting-beef-party/

97

40

Indian Express

31/8/2015

http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/angry-east-delhi-residents-stop-trucks-carrying-cattle-pelt-stones-at-drivers/

29/8/2015

AAP

Delhi, Chilla Village

4 truck drivers

Beaten

Chilla Village Residents

Yes

two FIRs- one against the truck owners and drivers under sections of the IPC pertaining to cruelty to animals and the other against the residents of Chilla village under sections of rioting.

trucks carrying cattle, allegedly for slaughter, were intercepted by residents of Chilla village. The angry residents clashed with the truck drivers and stone-pelting followed.

98

41

Hindustan Times

9/10/2015

http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/bajrang-dal-attacks-cattle-trader-in-karnataka/story-NjQv6pUQj4wKMifijmmA1I.html

6/10/2015

congress

Karnataka, Udupi

Ibrahim Padubidri

Beaten with metal rods

Bajrang Dal activists

Yes

10 arrested

A cattle trader Ibrahim Padubidri in Karnataka was attacked by Bajrang Dal activists with metal rods and chains on a rumour about a stolen cow in Karkala in Udupi district.

99

42

Firstpost

4/12/2015

http://www.firstpost.com/video-views-home/dadri-again-haryanas-palwal-district-erupts-in-violent-clashes-over-beef-2532562.html

3/12/2015

BJP

Haryana, Palwal

Truck drivers and helpers

Injured

Violent village residents

yes

driver arrested, confiscated meat sent for checking

Violent clashes broke out in Haryana’s Palwal district when villagers stopped a truck allegedly carrying cow meat.

100

http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/6-cops-hurt-in-palwal-clash-over-beef-truck/166473.html