“We have decided to get the police verification done of all the Gau Raksha Dals working in the state. “Gau Raksha Dals will only inform the police once they come to know about cow smuggling or cattle being taken for slaughter. Amid an uproar over cow vigilantism, Haryana government has decided to carry out police verification of all members of the ‘Gau Raksha Dals’ in the state and is considering issuing them identity cards. Watch Video: What’s making newsLast month, Dalit men were brutally thrashed by cow vigilantes in Gujarat’s Una town for skinning a dead cow. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had denounced cow vigilantes and asked people to beware of the “fake” protectors trying to divide society.

Source: Indian Express August 11, 2016 13:30 UTC