UP: Over 100 Booked for Alleged Attack On Hindu Activists Protesting Cow Shelter Neglect

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More than 100 people, including a village head, have been booked for an alleged attack on Hindu activists who were protesting against the neglect and poor condition of a cow shelter in the village, police said on Sunday. A case has also been registered against 36 of the protesting activists including a leader of Bajrang Dal for allegedly attacking the people, including Badhai Kala village head Dharmendra, officials said. Station House Officer (SHO) Jasvir Singh said that a case has been registered against the village head and over 100 others.

He said the FIR has been lodged under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections 191 (rioting), 190 (member of unlawful assembly), 131 (assault or criminal force), 115 (voluntarily causing hurt), 352 (intentional insult to provoke breach of peace). Charges have also been invoked from the provisions of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act and the SC-ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, he added.

According to a complaint lodged by a Bajrang Dal leader Pankaj Deep, a group of Hindu activists visited the cow shelter on December 24 to protest against its alleged neglect and poor condition. The complaint alleges that over 100 people, led by Dharmendra, attacked the activists and injured them during the incident, it said.

Further investigation is underway, the SHO said. Meanwhile, of the protesting activists 36 including Pankaj Deep have also been booked for attacking the people including the village head of Badhai Kala.

Station House Officer Jasvir Singh said a case has been registered against the 36 people including the Bajrang Dal leader under BNS sections 191 (rioting), 190 (member of unlawful assembly), 131 (assault or criminal force), 115 (voluntarily causing hurt), 352 (intentional insult to provoke breach of peace) and Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.