With atrocities in the garb of cow vigilantism on the rise, the country’s watchdog for minority protection has cautioned the government about its communal fallout and asked it to issue a “strong” statement against such “outlandish behaviour”. From the lynching of Md. Akhlaq in Dadri last year on the suspicion that he was consuming beef to gau rakshaks killing a Muslim youth in Ahmedabad to biryani policing in Haryana, many cases of violence against minorities by these self-styled custodians have been reported. “We wish to bring to your kind notice the increasing violence against Muslims by the so-called vigilante groups and the fear that this is creating across the country. The commission has been receiving petitions and has prepared reports on some of these incidents,” wrote Ahmad.

Source: Hindustan Times September 23, 2016 18:45 UTC