25 men were tied with a rope and forced to chant ‘gau mata ki jai’ while doing sit-ups and holding their ears for allegedly transporting cattle to Maharashtra. The incident occurred in Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh on Sunday.
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According to News18, more than 100 villagers then paraded the tied-up men over 2 kms to a police station. A video of the incident showed people recording the men and forcing them to chant.
#WATCH Several people tied with a rope and made to chant “Gau mata ki jai” in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh on accusation of carrying cattle in their vehicles. (7.7.19) (Note – Abusive language) pic.twitter.com/5pbRZ4hNsR
— ANI (@ANI) July 7, 2019
Shiv Dayal Singh, Khandwa Superintendent of Police, said,
We have booked the people ferrying the cattle without requisite permissions. We have also lodged a case against the villagers, including farmers, for ill-treating those booked for unauthorised cattle transport.
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The incident has come on the heels of the Madhya Pradesh Assembly session, in which the Kamal Nath government will most likely present a legal amendment to curb violence in the name of cow protection.