Cow rammed and injured by smugglers in Palwal; attack caught on CCTV
Palwal, Haryana, India 
30 June, 2025
Case Summary
In the New Colony of Palwal district, cow smugglers injured a cow by ramming it with a pickup vehicle during the night. The incident was captured on CCTV camera. According to reports, Vishnu, a member of the Gau Raksha Dal (Cow Protection Group) from Krishna Colony, received information that smugglers were loading a cow into a vehicle after injuring it. Vishnu, along with his associates Satpal, Saurav Singh Tomar, Parveen, and Kapil, reached the scene. They found a cow in a bloodied and injured condition. The cow protectors immediately informed the police by calling Dial 112. The police examined CCTV footage from nearby houses. In the footage, the smugglers can clearly be seen hitting the cows with their vehicle. After receiving primary medical treatment, the injured cows were sent to Gau Sevadham in Hodal via ambulance. Camp police station in-charge Jitendra Singh said that, based on Vishnu’s complaint, a case has been registered against unidentified cow smugglers. The police were working to identify the smugglers based on the CCTV footage.
Why it is Hate Crime ?
The cow is considered sacred in the Hindu religion. Often, cows are slaughtered and smuggled illegally by non-Hindu perpetrators as a mark of insult to the Hindu faith. There have been several documented cases throughout history where cow slaughter and smuggling are used as a method to insult the Hindu faith, convert Hindus (by force-feeding beef) and desecrate temples. In all cases of cow slaughter or smuggling, there is a suspicion of religious animosity against Hindus working as a motivating factor; however, in the absence of any concrete indication, this case is being categorised as Undecided. If more details emerge, then it would be reclassified under the Hate Crime database.
Case Status
Complaint filed
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