{"id":13649,"date":"2016-07-28T00:31:43","date_gmt":"2016-07-27T19:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/globalpress.hinduismnow.org?p=13632&amp;preview_id=13632"},"modified":"2016-07-28T00:31:43","modified_gmt":"2016-07-27T19:01:43","slug":"cow-traffickers-ram-multiple-cars-crushing-3-to-death-in-amravati-maharashtra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/?p=13649","title":{"rendered":"Cow Traffickers Ram Multiple Cars, Crushing 3 to Death in Amravati, Maharashtra"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>In a shocking escape attempt by a cow smuggler in Amravati, Maharashtra, a family of 3 were killed and more than 40 people injured, when he\u00a0drove his\u00a0truck on high speed hitting at least 12 cars from Warud to Chandur Bazar, while trying to escape police on 21st July.<\/p>\n<p>In what seems like a smaller version of the Nice jihadi attack in France, though for a different purpose, this truck driver too kept on driving recklessly for a distance of about <strong>65 kilometers<\/strong>, beginning from breaking the police barricades in Warud, before finally getting caught. His accomplice too has been arrested \u2013 the police has not revealed their names yet. The police force was tipped off by gau rakshaks (cow protection volunteers) who decided not to take the matter in their own hands but informed the police. At the time of writing this article, there is<strong> not even a single news report in English mainstream media<\/strong> about this incident.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hindupost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Warud-to-Chandur-Bazar.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3398\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hindupost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Warud-to-Chandur-Bazar.jpg?resize=457,285\" alt=\"Warud to Chandur Bazar, Amravati\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 3 killed were all members of the same\u00a0family: <strong>husband, wife and their 3 year old child.<\/strong> One young girl sitting in the same car is critically injured and struggling for her life in ICU.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3400\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.hindupost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG-20160722-WA0049.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-3400\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.hindupost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG-20160722-WA0049.jpg?resize=423,238\" alt=\"IMG-20160722-WA0049\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Truck which mowed down entire family<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hindupost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG-20160722-WA0044.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-3401 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hindupost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG-20160722-WA0044.jpg?resize=315,420\" alt=\"IMG-20160722-WA0044\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3395\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img class=\"wp-image-3395\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.hindupost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG-20160722-WA0048.jpg?resize=676,381\" alt=\"IMG-20160722-WA0048\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wrecked remains of car; All Image Credits: Karan Sharma, Amravati<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The general\u00a0population of Hindus in Amravati was furious over the \u00a0loss of lives and severe damage to property and had come out on roads to protest when some policemen even did a lathi charge on them to clear the protesters. Hindupost talked to those on the ground\u00a0and it seems that Mr. Vijay Sharma, VHP Vidarbha State Gau Raksha Pramukh, had already submitted 3 applications to district authorities this year requesting them to control rampant cow smuggling, specially the trucks that come from Madhya Pradesh. <strong>The smuggling is for slaughtering purpose which is illegal\u00a0in Maharshtra and against the Directive Principles of the Constitution of Bharat.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mr. Vijay Sharma, with over 100 protesters, went to the\u00a0SP office and met ACP Tidke at 12.30 AM\u00a0after the horrible tragedy\u00a0:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.hindupost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG-20160722-WA0050.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-3404 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.hindupost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG-20160722-WA0050.jpg?resize=435,326\" alt=\"IMG-20160722-WA0050\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ordinary people also gathered\u00a0outside the hospital to ensure\u00a0that the critically injured girl was attended to quickly:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hindupost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG-20160722-WA0051.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-3405 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hindupost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG-20160722-WA0051.jpg?resize=435,326\" alt=\"IMG-20160722-WA0051\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cows that were found dumped cruelly in the truck, were rescued :<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hindupost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG-20160722-WA0045.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-3406 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hindupost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG-20160722-WA0045.jpg?resize=451,254\" alt=\"IMG-20160722-WA0045\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The news was covered in local media and all local Hindu organizations called for a \u2018bandh\u2019 on 22nd July, which resulted in most shops remaining\u00a0closed :<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.hindupost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_20160724_105303.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-3412 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.hindupost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_20160724_105303.jpg?resize=416,219\" alt=\"IMG_20160724_105303\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.hindupost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG-20160722-WA0053.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-3409 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.hindupost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG-20160722-WA0053.jpg?resize=417,417\" alt=\"IMG-20160722-WA0053\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Amravati residents took to twitter to express frustration :<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0906\u091c \u0935\u093f\u0939\u093f\u092a \u0915\u093e \u0905\u092e\u0930\u093e\u0935\u0924\u0940 \u091c\u093f\u0932\u094d\u0939\u093e \u092c\u0902\u0926 ,\u0917\u094c\u0935\u0902\u0936 \u0939\u0924\u094d\u092f\u093e \u092a\u0930 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0936\u093e\u0938\u0928 \u0938\u0902\u0935\u0947\u0926\u0928\u0939\u0940\u0928 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VijayVHP\">@VijayVHP<\/a> \u0964\u0939\u093e\u0926\u0938\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0926 \u091c\u093e\u0917\u093e \u092a\u0941\u0932\u093f\u0938 \u0935\u093f\u092d\u093e\u0917\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XI3ogG9wZw\">pic.twitter.com\/XI3ogG9wZw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Karan Sharma-Karna (@karnasharma27) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/karnasharma27\/status\/756342949986918400\">July 22, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>While simple cases of what most media and elites term as \u2018Cow Vigilantism\u2019 are quickly covered and repeatedly telecast in mainstream English media, a grave incident such as the above in Amravati has not seen any space in English channels\/dailies. Most media is quick to term the cow smugglers\/drivers of such vehicles as \u2018beef transporters\u2019 like in the recent <a href=\"http:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/india-news-india\/two-beef-transporters-forced-to-eat-cow-dung-by-gau-rakshaks-2880282\/\">case <\/a>of 2 such men who were indeed found carrying 300 kilos of beef in their car by gau rakshaks. Beef trade is illegal\u00a0in Haryana, as it is\u00a0in 24 out of 29 states of Bharat, and a laboratory test confirmed that the 300 kilos of meat found in this case\u00a0was\u00a0indeed beef. These 2 smugglers were arrested by police on June 10, but most media still chose to call them as \u2018beef transporters\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>In another recent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hindupost.in\/news\/two-muslims-arrested-shooting-cow-protection-volunteers-gurgaon\/\">incident,<\/a>\u00a0Muslim cow smugglers with multiple criminal cases on them had shot 2 cow protection volunteers in Haryana, injuring them seriously. The news brought to light the fact that genuine\u00a0cow protection volunteers\u00a0suffer serious risks for this Dharmic cause which is also consistent with our laws and Constitution, besides being a serious animal rights issue seeing the grotesque torture cattle\u00a0suffer in this illegal trade. Moreover, for the skeptics, there is incontrovertible\u00a0scientific evidence regarding the damaging effect of beef (cow meat) for human <a href=\"http:\/\/www.health.harvard.edu\/blog\/new-study-links-l-carnitine-in-red-meat-to-heart-disease-201304176083\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">health<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/science\/sciencenow\/la-sci-sn-climate-scientists-beef-20140721-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">environment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to differentiate\u00a0that while cow slaughter and beef trade is illegal in most of Bharat, it is legal to skin dead cows to produce\u00a0leather, and there are many traditional communities in Bharat which make a living through\u00a0this. <strong>A genuine gau rakshak knows this difference, and respects\u00a0it.<\/strong> English media and Adarsh Liberals prefer to gloss over this crucial fact; conflating the two separate\u00a0issues\u00a0of cow slaughter for beef and skinning of dead cows for leather makes their job of demonizing Hindus and dismissing all anti-cow slaughter\u00a0volunteers\u00a0as violent vigilantes, much easier.<\/p>\n<p>The more recent incident of \u2018Cow Vigilantism\u2019 in Una, Gujarat (which happens to be a Congress stronghold within Gujarat) raises many concerns and seems like a well-thought out strategy in the wake of approaching UP elections. The shocking observations which \u00a0establish that this incident could well be a set up by \u2018secular\u2019 parties are covered in this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefrustratedindian.com\/2016\/07\/una-dalit-atrocities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">write up<\/a>. No Hindu\u00a0in their sane mind would assault Dalits for skinning dead cows, specially when this is their profession since generations. <strong>The perpetrators were Darbar by caste and a form a strong group in Gujarat Congress.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>3 of the 4 perpetrators and 3 of the 4 suspended negligent cops in the Una violence against Dalits incidence are Darbars.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Be\u2019Havin! (@WrongDoc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WrongDoc\/status\/755405731851972608\">July 19, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A cop even died in the violence perpetuated by \u2018protesters\u2019\u00a0post the incident. The orchestrated manner of protests in Gujarat, the synchronized outcry across media, and the outbreak of op-eds and articles forecasting the political impact of this incident on UP elections, all hint at\u00a0a well-planned political campaign to divide Hindus.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">One cop died in the violence by Dalit groups. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/z2eeSMIzef\">https:\/\/t.co\/z2eeSMIzef<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Be\u2019Havin! (@WrongDoc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WrongDoc\/status\/755404346372739072\">July 19, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>One \u2018Gau Rakshak\u2019 who thrashed Dalits in Una is a Muslim.<\/strong>\u00a0Though many Muslims advocate following the law over illegal cow slaughter, it is interestingly unusual that a Muslim \u2018gau rakshak\u2019 chose to beat Dalits for skinning dead cows:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">One of the members of \u2018Gau Raksha\u2019 group who attacked Dalits in Una is named Mohammad Shafi alias Mushtaq. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w70DlFsPkw\">https:\/\/t.co\/w70DlFsPkw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Be\u2019Havin! (@WrongDoc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WrongDoc\/status\/755406343079534592\">July 19, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Social media has exposed so many nefarious designs of our fraud secular-liberal parties and media, that it did not take perceptive\u00a0twitterati long to put two and two together over the\u00a0Una incident and other Dalit related\u00a0news\u00a0that media has suddenly woken up to :<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>OK this is official. Dalits beaten\/persecuted will be THE narrative till UP elections. MSM has \u2018discovered\u2019 Dalits. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N5aRAYDm3u\">https:\/\/t.co\/N5aRAYDm3u<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hitarth (@Hitarth1987) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Hitarth1987\/status\/756811147370569728\">July 23, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Coming back to the Amravati incident, millions of Bharatiya citizens expect the Maharashtra and \u00a0MP governments to not leave any stone unturned in bringing down the entire cow smuggling mafia.<\/p>\n<p>(<em><strong>Acknowledgement<\/strong>: Hindupost thanks <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/karnasharma27\">Karan Sharma<\/a> for speaking with us and contributing images for this article<\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a shocking escape attempt by a cow smuggler in Amravati, Maharashtra, a family of 3 were killed and more than 40 people injured, when he\u00a0drove his\u00a0truck on high speed hitting at least 12 cars from Warud to Chandur Bazar, while trying to escape police on 21st July. 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