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Cow vigilante violence refers to violence against those who are perceived to engage in cattle theft or slaughter. It is seen mainly in India, where cows are considered sacred to the Hindu majority. Many of the lynchings have been attributed to cow vigilantes who have taken it upon themselves to enforce laws against cow slaughter.
Cow vigilante violence is a pattern of mob-based collective vigilante violence seen in India. The attacks are perpetuated by Hindu nationalists against non-Hindus (mostly Muslims) to protect cows, which are considered sacred in Hinduism. [1] [2] [3]
The 2017 Alwar mob lynching was the attack and murder of Pehlu Khan, a dairy farmer from Nuh district of Haryana, allegedly by a group of 200 cow vigilantes affiliated with right-wing Hindutva groups in Behror in Alwar, Rajasthan, India on 1 April, 2017.
Cattle slaughter in India refers to the slaughter and consumption of Bovine species in India. It is a controversial phenomenon due to cattle's status as adored and respected beings to adherents of Dharmic religions like Hinduism , Buddhism , Sikhism , and Jainism .
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It provides guidance and support in the construction of protective shelters for cattle, and often engages in vigilante violence against minorities, primarily Muslims and Dalits. This organization is not affiliated with any political party and all of its members are volunteers. It was founded in 2012 by Pawan Pandit. [4] [5]
Cattle theft, more commonly cattle raiding or cattle lifting, is a property crime in India. [1] [2] [3] In the ancient and medieval era India texts, stealing cattle is described as a crime and sin, a motif that appears in Hindu mythologies. [4] [5] [6] In the colonial and postcolonial eras, it has been a common crime but one marked with ...
The scope, extent, and status of cow slaughter in ancient India has been a subject of intense scholarly dispute. Marvin Harris notes the Vedic literature to be contradictory, with some stanzas suggesting ritual slaughter and meat consumption, while others suggesting a taboo on meat eating; however, Hindu literature relating to cow veneration became extremely common in the first millennium A.D ...