#CowVigilantism
The Haryana Police arrested five men for allegedly abducting two persons on the suspicion of cow smuggling in Palwal. The group had also allegedly assaulted the truck driver and a conductor, which led to the death of one of them.

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#CowVigilantism #Haryana
March 4, 2025 at 6:57 AM
"The cow-protection agenda casts slaughter as the only form of violence against the cow and frames Muslim and Dalit communities as solely responsible for any and all violence against cows in India." #DalitRights #CasteViolence #CowVigilantism

A review essay by Sohel Sarkar
Non-violent vegetarianism, holy cows and other myths
IN SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR, a 72-year-old Muslim man was taunted and beaten by young Hindu men on a train in the state of Maharashtra for carrying meat. Just days e
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February 17, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Since the #BJP came to power, there have been over 55 episodes of cow-related vigilantism in India, leading to the death of 53 people and injuring of 93 people 🪦#CowVigilantism affects Muslims especially, who are attacked or killed for alleged links to beef consumption 🐮5/7
Violence against #Christians rose by 81% between 2020 and 2021✝️ In 2023, NGOs registered 687 violent incidents against Christians - in comparison, 147 violent incidents against Christians were reported in 2014. 4/7
In India, there were over 1,369 instances of #CommunalViolence, physical assaults, and #lynchings btw 2017 & 2022. Most victims are #Muslims- a religious minority often at the centre of hate speech as well. 3/7
December 9, 2024 at 8:08 AM
"The body of the dairy cow became a site for tense encounters between Hindu, Congress and developmental nationalisms in India." #DalitRights #CasteViolence #CowVigilantism

Sohel Sarkar on Non-violent vegetarianism, holy cows and other myths:
Non-violent vegetarianism, holy cows and other myths
IN SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR, a 72-year-old Muslim man was taunted and beaten by young Hindu men on a train in the state of Maharashtra for carrying meat. Just days e
buff.ly
February 18, 2025 at 6:15 AM