Days after Nuh police said that a 22-year-old man accused of cattle smuggling died in a road accident, even as his family alleged he died of injuries after being assaulted by cow vigilantes in Tauru, members of the Bajrang Dal Friday staged a protest in Gurgaon. They issued an ultimatum to the administration, alleging that gau rakshaks and members of their organisation were getting death threats from alleged cattle smugglers.
The memorandum, from the Bajrang Dal, addressed to the Chief Minister, stated, “The incidence of cattle smuggling and slaughter is rising in Nuh (Mewat). The cow vigilantes (gau rakshaks) are working round the clock to rescue cows under the supervision of police administration. Recently, in Tauru, a car in which three accused cattle smugglers were travelling, collided with a tempo, and an accused died in the accident. Some people in Mewat are using the incident to conspire against gau rakshaks and are giving them death threats.”
“We want to inform that if anyone… casues harm to any of our members, its aftermath will be felt (uska parinam bahut hi galat sabit hoga) and the response will be given by the Hindu community in entire Haryana. In case the situation worsens, it is for the government and administration to worry about. We shall not be held responsible for anything,” the memorandum added.
Police sources said at least 70 people, including members of Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad, gathered near a park in Civil Lines area around 11 am and marched to the deputy commissioner’s office.
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