20 people booked for ‘attacking’ govt animal husbandry officials over accusations of ‘cow slaughter’ in Gujarat

Deputy Superintendent of Police C L Solanki said, “The accused are alleged Gaurakshaks. There is nary question of immoderate contented of gauraksha (at the centre). We are successful the process of taking strict action.”

In his complaint, Patel stated that the alleged incidental happened connected September 26 erstwhile helium was contiguous astatine the goat breeding centre with his unit members. At astir 2 pm, helium alleged, astir 20 radical entered their bureau and accused them of moving a “cow slaughter centre” and “selling cattle bones”. The accused allegedly besides demanded the names and castes of the authorities officials astatine the centre.

Patel further stated successful the FIR that the accused showed them a video, to which helium purportedly said that the spot successful the video was 1 kilometre distant from the goat breeding centre. However, they “did not listen” to thing and allegedly started abusing, slapping and beating the authorities officials.

The ailment further states that 1 of the accused besides “used casteist slurs” against a unit subordinate who belongs to a Scheduled Caste, and that the accused forcibly recorded videos of the unit connected mobile phones and “made them viral connected societal media”.

Patel besides alleged that the accused threatened them to vacate the spot arsenic they wanted to acceptable up a “Gaushala” there.

Police person registered a transgression lawsuit nether assorted provisions of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) and Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.