Hyderabad: Four cow vigilantes who allegedly attacked two youths and a pickup van driver in Meerpet on Tuesday while they were transporting calves were arrested.
Police said that around 30 youths from Badangpet intercepted the vehicle and after dumping the calves near Pedda Cheruvu, beat up the driver and the two youths who were in the vehicle. Police identified 14 people, arrested four and rescued the calves.
Vanasthalipuram ACP Bhaskar said that on Tuesday evening Faizan and Shaizan, residents of Bandlaguda, purchased seven calves from Maal mandal in Ranga Reddy district and were transporting them to their place in a pickup van.
When the vehicle reached CLR KTR Hall in Badangpet village, a mob of around 30 youths intercepted the vehicle and pulled out driver Venkatesh and the two youths, pushed them to the ground and beat them up severely.
“Later, they left the youths at the spot, took the driver along with the vehicle and after leaving the calves near Pedda Cheruvu, they sent away the vehicle,” he said.
The youths who were seriously injured went home and informed their friends about the incident. They came to the police station and filed a complaint. The youths were immediately rushed to hospital for treatment and a case under Section 147,148, 324 and 397 and 149 of IPC was filed.
Police identified the youths as members of the Jai Sriram Youth Ganesh Association and Siddi Vinayaka Hills Youth Association from Badangpet village.
Police arrested Y. Sunil, 23, working at a jewellery store in Punjagutta, B. Sai Chaintanyaraju, 24, and A. Venugopal, 23, both private sector employees and A. Manoj, 23, an electrician. Seven others who have been identified are absconding. The others have not been identified. The arrested persons were remanded.
Protect the cattle traders of Telangana: MIM
The All India MIM has asked the Telangana DGP to stop the harassment of livestock traders and transporters and the arbitrary seizure of animals on the eve of Bakrid in Hyderabad, Cyberabad and other parts of TS by police and municipal officials.
A delegation of party MLAs and MLCs led by MIM general secretary Syed Ahmed Pasha Quadri and Charminar MLA met DGP Anurag Sharma and complained to him against police harassment.
Interestingly the MIM which had complained against attacks on traders by gau rakshaks last year, complained against the police this year. The MIM delegation said that unlike previous years, when gau rakshaks belonging to the Sangh Parivar and other outfits had created problems by attacking vehicles and persons transporting cattle, this time police seem to be showing over zealousness by resorting to large scale harassment of those transporting cattle.
They said they have been receiving complaints about large scale harassment of persons bringing cattle (oxen and buffaloes) for slaughter for Bakrid. They said the police has set up many check posts at entry points to Hyderabad and other major cities.
The police officials manning these check posts are stopping vehicles bringing cattle (oxen and buffaloes), imposing huge fines, registering FIRs, arresting vehicle drivers and traders and seizing animals on flimsy grounds. The MIM leaders said that police registered cases against cattle traders in Alwal, Bollarum and Amangal and Mahbubnagar areas.
