By India Today News Desk: Bajrang Dal workers stopped two Muslim men and bashed them with sticks, accusing them of carrying beef in Madhya Pradesh’s Khandwa on Wednesday during the Eid-ul-Adha festivities.
The incident took place when two motorcycle-borne people from Sihada village were carrying meat from Imlipura. Bajrang Dal workers stopped them near the Polytechnic College in Khandwa and accused them of carrying beef. When they refuted the allegations and said they were carrying mutton, the Bajrang Dal workers thrashed them and tore their clothes.
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Police reached the spot, rescued the duo, and took them to the police station while the Bajrang Dal workers kept protesting.
However, the city Qazi (magistrate or judge of a Sharia court) Syed Nisar, said, “The administration keeps a strict vigil in the slaughterhouses of Khandwa and it is not possible to get beef here. Some organisations are conspiring to spoil the atmosphere of the city by making false allegations.”
Bajrang Dal District Coordinator Aditya Mehta said, “Our workers noticed two people carrying beef. They caught them and brought them to Rameshwar Chowki.”
SP Satyendra Shukla said, “Some people from the Muslim community came to meet. A video has been shown by them. We have given the video to the CSP and the station in charge. All the circumstances will be assessed and further action will be taken on the facts that will come about it.”
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“Two cases have been registered. A case has been lodged against the two Muslim men as the meat which was found did not have any receipt and it is alleged that it could be banned. Veterinary doctors are checking the samples,” he said.
COW SLAUGHTER LAW IN MADHYA PRADESH
In 2019, the Madhya Pradesh assembly passed an anti-cow slaughter amendment Act 2019 would ensure a jail term of six months to three years and a fine of Rs 25,000-50,000 for those who are convicted for committing violence in the name of the cow.
The state cabinet cleared the amendment to the Anti-cow Slaughter Act 2004, which was passed by the previous Shivraj Singh Chouhan government, in June 2019.
According to the anti-cow slaughter Act 2004, no one was allowed to transport cattle through Madhya Pradesh, and special permission from a competent authority was required by those who passed through the state while transporting their cattle. This created problems and many cases of cow vigilantism were reported.
The new Act has amended this provision and now it would be possible to transport cattle from Madhya Pradesh to outside the state with permission from a competent authority.
(With inputs from Jai Nagda)
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