Van Gujjar man kidnapped and assaulted by ‘cow protectors’ in Haridwar jungle
3 min learnDehradunUp to date: Mar 21, 2026 12:55 PM IST
A person was assaulted by a gaggle of 5 males for allegedly transporting cows in Uttarakhand’s Haridwar on Thursday.
As per the criticism filed within the incident, the sufferer, Saddam, was transporting two cows and a calf round 8 pm on Thursday when he reached Kali Temple at Bairagi Camp and was waylaid by some males. “One in every of them launched himself as Pawan and mentioned that they have been gau sevaks, and accused me of taking the cows for slaughter. They forcibly made me sit of their automobile and assaulted me. After beating me, they instructed me that in the event that they ever noticed me transporting cows once more, they might kill me,” he mentioned in his criticism.
The FIR names Pawan and 4 others below Sections voluntarily inflicting harm, wrongful confinement, rioting, and felony intimidation below the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita at Kankhal police station.
Saddam, who belongs to the Van Gujjar ethnic group, was transporting his milch cows to get them examined at Dinarpur. “Once they noticed my automobile, they stopped me, pulled me out, and began beating me. I instructed them that they have been my milch cows and that I’m a Van Gujjar. I mentioned I used to be taking them to Dinarpur and never going to slaughter them, however they mentioned they might kill me. They took me to the jungle after making a video, and I instructed them that they may take me to the police station. They mentioned the police usually are not accountable sufficient and that they might do the needful,” Saddam mentioned. Virtually an hour later, a person who runs a gaushala arrived and stopped them, he added. “The lads had demanded that I pay Rs 20,000 for my launch. After the incident, I went house. When the video went viral, the police sought me out and summoned me to the station to file a criticism,” Saddam mentioned. “Aren’t we allowed to lift cows anymore?” he requested.
The police mentioned that 5 males have been summoned to the police station and detained in reference to the incident. “We launched them after serving notices,” mentioned an officer. The sufferer was transporting cows to a person to get them checked, and never for slaughter, police mentioned. “The principle accused is a neighborhood. They pose as cow protectors and have been indulging in such acts to extend their social media visibility. We noticed the video on the day of the incident and acquired the criticism shortly after,” mentioned an officer on the police station. He added that Saddam sustained minor accidents within the incident.
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