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Muslim beef transporters beaten, forced to eat cow dung by Gau Rakshak Dal

Gau Rakshak Dal, a self-proclaimed cow protection group in Haryana, beaten two Muslim men who were allegedly transporting beef and forced them to eat cow dung.

Published: June 28, 2016 11:34 AM IST

By India.com News Desk

Muslim beef transporters beaten, forced to eat cow dung by Gau Rakshak Dal

New Delhi, June 28: Gau Rakshak Dal, a self-proclaimed cow protection group in Haryana, beaten two Muslim men who were allegedly transporting beef and forced them to eat cow dung. The incident came to light when the video of the incident surfaced on social media. Dharmendra Yadav, president of the Gurgaon Gau Rakshak Dal, admitted that activist of his group caught two Muslim men on June 10 and forced them to eat “panchgavya” (cow dung concoction).

 According to Dharmendra Yadav, who narrated the entire incident to Indian Express, Gau Rakshak Dal volunteers, acting on a tip-off, intercepted a vehicle transporting 700 kg of beef from Mewat to Delhi on the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway. The cow vigilant caught the two transporters – Rizwan and Mukhtiar – after chasing their vehicle for 7 kilometres. (ALSO READ: Jharkhand: 5 suspects arrested for killing Muslim cattle traders, cow protection group investigated)

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“When we caught them, they had 700 kg of beef in their car. We made them eat the panchgavya to teach them a lesson, and also to purify them,” said Dharmenda Yadav. In the video, two men can been seen sitting on road, while Gau Rakshak Dal activist are heard saying “hurry up” and “finish the gobar quickly”. The two men were also forced to “Gau Mata Ki Jai” and “Jai Shri Ram”. The volunteers later turned over the duo to the police.

Anil Kumar, Station House Officer (SHO) of Sarai Khwaja police station confirmed that two men have been arrested for transporting beef. However Anil Kumar, Station House Officer (SHO) of Sarai Khwaja police station denied any information about the video and confirmed that they had 300 kg beef in their Accent car. “Police have no information about any video of persons being forced to eat cow dung. We do not know where this happened, who are involved. This did not happen in police presence… If this video is genuine, this calls for a case,” Singh was quoted as saying.

The alleged beef transporters have been handed over to Faridabad police because of the jurisdiction of crime. They are charged under Prohibition of Cow Slaughter Act. (Photo credit: Indian Express)

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