Haryana: Cow vigilantes attack Sikh truck driver, use turban to his tie feet
In far-right BJP-ruled Haryana, cow vigilantes assaulted a Sikh truck driver and used his turban to tie his feet for transporting cattle.
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In far-right BJP-ruled Haryana, cow vigilantes assaulted a Sikh truck driver and used his turban to tie his feet for transporting cattle.
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Some say cow vigilantism has become a way for young men to use popularity built through taking on alleged cattle smugglers to catapult into politics.
Vishnu Dabad attributes his rise from poverty to powerful local politician to an animal: the cow. The 30-year-old is one of many Gau Rakshaks, or cow protectors: activists who have taken Indian laws banning cattle slaughter and beef consumption into their own hands since Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power in 2014 at the head of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Scores of cow protectors in recent years have been accused of using violence to carry out extra-judicial activities, often finding themselves at odds with law enforcement, even as many won acclaim for defendi...
Cow protectors in recent years have been accused of using violence to carry out extra-judicial activities