Violent Cow Protection in India

A cow protection police check post in Alwar district, Rajasthan. The state government opened six such posts in Alwar, on the border with Haryana, to stop cattle smuggling.
A cow protection police check post in Alwar district, Rajasthan. The state government opened six such posts in Alwar, on the border with Haryana, to stop cattle smuggling.  © 2018 Human Rights Watch
Cattle seized by cow vigilantes in a cow shelter in Barsana, Uttar Pradesh, June 2017.
Cattle seized by cow vigilantes in a cow shelter in Barsana, Uttar Pradesh, June 2017.  © 2017 Cathal McNaughton/Reuters
A calf at a cow shelter in Mumbai, March 2015.
A calf at a cow shelter in Mumbai, March 2015.  © 2015 Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Irshad Khan holds a picture of his father, Pehlu Khan. Irshad, his brother, his father, and two others were attacked by members of a cow protection group while transporting cattle from Rajasthan to Haryana in 2017. Pehlu Khan was killed in the attack.
Irshad Khan holds a picture of his father, Pehlu Khan. Irshad, his brother, his father, and two others were attacked by members of a cow protection group while transporting cattle from Rajasthan to Haryana in 2017. Pehlu Khan was killed in the attack.  © 2017 Cathal McNaughton/Reuters
Members of a cow protection group patrol the streets of Ramgarh, Rajasthan, and confiscate cattle being transported by traders, November 2015.
Members of a cow protection group patrol the streets of Ramgarh, Rajasthan, and confiscate cattle being transported by traders, November 2015.  © 2015 Allison Joyce/Getty Images
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