Cow smugglers arrested for illegally smuggling four hundred cows and buffaloes
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India 
18 February, 2025
Case Summary
Four hundred cows and buffaloes were being illegally smuggled in ten trucks from Fatehpur district via Kanpur to Unnao district. A group of twenty smugglers were involved in this case of smuggling. Along with the help of the Bajrang Dal workers, the police caught hold of all the smugglers and seized ten trucks in which the animals were being transported. Bajrang Dal leader Krishna Tiwari said that such gangs smuggled and then sold these animals in slaughterhouses from one district to another district. According to him, in the darkness of the night, the animals were stolen from villages and sold for money. They are then slaughtered, and their meat is sold. ACP Sumit Ram said that all smugglers were arrested and interrogated meanwhile, the 400 cows and buffaloes were recovered from the seized trucks.
Why it is Hate Crime ?
The cow is considered sacred in the Hindu religion. Often, cows are slaughtered by non-Hindu perpetrators as a mark of insult to the Hindu faith. There have been several documented cases throughout history where cow slaughter is used as a method to insult the Hindu faith, convert Hindus (by force-feeding beef) and desecrate temples. In all cases of cow slaughter, 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, it would be added to the Hate Crime Database.
Case Status
Arrested
Perpetrators Details
Perpetrators
Unknown
Perpetrators Range
From 10 to 100
Perpetrators Gender
unknown
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