Rajasthan Home Minister Gulab Chand Kataria partly defended the "gaurakshaks" who attacked 15 people in Alwar district while they were transporting cows. According to a local cop, the attackers were cow vigilantes associated with the VHP and the Bajrang Dal. Pehlu Khan, one of the 15 people who were attacked while transporting cows, died two days after being brutally beaten up. However, the men who were attacked have also been charged under the Rajasthan Bovine Animals(Prohibition of Slaughter & Regulation of Temporary Migration or Export) Act, 1995. Also read: Cattle battle: Cows of Benaras tell us what 'gau-mata' really wantsAlso read: Rajasthan: Human rights activists slam BJP leaders for falsely implicating hotel over beef

Source: India Today April 05, 2017 08:33 UTC