Data for Cow terrorism (original) (raw)
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
92
37
India times
2/6/2017
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
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
97
40
Indian Express
31/8/2015
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
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
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