National or state crime data do not distinguish general violence from cow-related attacks and lynchings, so the IndiaSpend database is the first such statistical perspective to a growing national debate over such violence. The attacks include mob lynching, attacks by vigilantes, murder and attempt to murder, harassment, assault and gang-rape. In two attacks, the victims/survivors were chained, stripped and beaten, while in two others, the victims were hanged. In the first six months of 2017, 20 attacks were reported–more than 75% of the 2016 figure. Note: This study was built around searches in English-language media and may omit cow-related violence reported only in Hindi and other language media.

Source: Hindustan Times June 28, 2017 03:28 UTC