Cow-related mob violence in India (2014–2025)
This page indexes articles on incidents of mob and vigilante violence linked to cows, cattle or beef in India between 2014 and 2025. Each incident has its own article with a map of where it happened, the people affected, the latest known legal status and citations to news reports.
The figures, map, charts and table on this page are generated automatically from the data recorded in each article, so they change whenever an article is added or corrected. They cover only the incidents documented on this wiki, not every incident that took place in India.
25
Incidents
37
People killed
22
People injured
2,015–2,025
Years covered
Map
Each marker shows where an incident took place. Select a marker to see the incident and open its article.
Incidents by year
Incidents by state
List of incidents
The table is in chronological order. Select a column heading to sort by that column.
| Date | Article | Location | Killed | Injured | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2015 | Lynching of Mohammad Akhlaq | Bisada, Uttar Pradesh | 1 | 1 | Mohammad Akhlaq, 52, was beaten to death and his son injured by a mob in Bisada, Uttar Pradesh, after a rumour that the family had slaughtered a cow. |
| 9 October 2015 | Killing of Zahid Rasool Bhat | Shiv Nagar, Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir | 1 | 1 | Kashmiri truck worker Zahid Rasool Bhat died after a mob firebombed his truck at Udhampur in October 2015 amid rumours of cow slaughter. |
| 14 October 2015 | Killing of Noman | Sarahan area (village about 28 km from Nahan), Himachal Pradesh | 1 | 4 | Noman, a young man from Saharanpur, was beaten to death by a mob in Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, in October 2015 on suspicion of smuggling cattle. |
| 18 March 2016 | 2016 Latehar mob lynching | Jhabar, Balumath, Jharkhand | 2 | 0 | Cattle trader Mazloom Ansari and 12-year-old Imteyaz Khan were killed and hanged from a tree in Latehar, Jharkhand, in March 2016; eight men were later convicted. |
| 17 August 2016 | Killing of Praveen Poojary | Kegige (Hebri police limits) / Kenjur, Brahmavar, Karnataka | 1 | 1 | Praveen Poojary, a local BJP worker, was beaten to death by cow vigilantes in Udupi district, Karnataka, in August 2016 while transporting calves. |
| 1 April 2017 | Lynching of Pehlu Khan | Behror, Rajasthan | 1 | 2 | Pehlu Khan, a 55-year-old dairy farmer from Nuh, Haryana, died after cow vigilantes attacked him and his sons near Behror, Rajasthan, while they transported cattle in 2017. |
| 30 April 2017 | 2017 Nagaon lynching | Kasamari, Assam | 2 | 0 | Two young Muslim men from Naramari, Abu Hanifa and Riyazuddin Ali, were beaten to death by a crowd in Kasamari, Nagaon district, Assam, on suspicion of cattle theft in April 2017. |
| 22 June 2017 | Killing of Junaid Khan | Asaoti, Haryana | 1 | 2 | Junaid Khan, 16, was stabbed to death on a Delhi–Mathura train in Haryana in June 2017 after a seat dispute in which his family said attackers called them "beef-eaters". |
| 22 June 2017 | 2017 Chopra lynching | Durgapur, Chopra, West Bengal | 3 | 0 | Three Muslim men from the Chopra area of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal, were beaten to death by villagers in June 2017 after being accused of stealing cows. |
| 29 June 2017 | Lynching of Alimuddin Ansari | Bazartand, Ramgarh, Jharkhand | 1 | 0 | Meat trader Alimuddin Ansari was beaten to death and his van set on fire by a mob in Ramgarh, Jharkhand, in June 2017 over allegations that he was carrying beef. |
| 10 November 2017 | Killing of Ummar Khan | Govindgarh area, Rajasthan | 1 | 1 | Ummar Khan, a 35-year-old man from Ghatmika village, was shot dead while transporting cows in Alwar district in November 2017; his body was found on railway tracks. |
| 18 May 2018 | 2018 Satna mob lynching | Amgara (near Maihar), Madhya Pradesh | 1 | 1 | A 45-year-old tailor from Maihar was beaten to death and his companion Shakeel seriously injured by villagers who accused them of cow slaughter in Satna district in May 2018. |
| 13 June 2018 | 2018 Godda lynching | Bankatti / Dullu, Jharkhand | 2 | 0 | Two men from Taljhari, Sirabuddin (Charku) Ansari and Murtaza Ansari, were beaten to death by villagers in Godda district, Jharkhand, in June 2018 after being accused of stealing buffaloes. |
| 18 June 2018 | Lynching of Qasim Qureshi | Bajhera Khurd, Pilkhuwa, Uttar Pradesh | 1 | 1 | Qasim Qureshi was killed and Samiuddin injured by a mob in Hapur district on 18 June 2018 over a cow slaughter rumour; ten men received life sentences in 2024. |
| 20 July 2018 | Lynching of Rakbar Khan | Lalawandi, Rajasthan | 1 | 0 | Rakbar Khan, a dairy farmer from Nuh, Haryana, was beaten by a mob at Lalawandi, Alwar, in July 2018 while moving cows; four men were convicted in 2023. |
| 3 December 2018 | 2018 Bulandshahr violence | Chingrawathi (near Mahaw), Syana, Uttar Pradesh | 2 | 0 | Mob violence near Syana, Bulandshahr, after cattle carcasses were reported found; police inspector Subodh Kumar Singh and Sumit Kumar, 20, were killed. |
| 10 April 2019 | Lynching of Prakash Lakra | Jurmu, Jharkhand | 1 | 3 | Prakash Lakra, a 50-year-old Adivasi man, was beaten to death and three others injured in Gumla district, Jharkhand, while cutting up a dead ox. |
| 22 September 2019 | Lynching of Kalantus Barla | Jaltanda Suari, Jharkhand | 1 | 2 | Kalantus Barla, a disabled Adivasi man, was beaten to death and two others injured in Khunti district, Jharkhand, on suspicion of cow slaughter. |
| 20 June 2021 | 2021 Khowai mob lynching | North Maharanipur and Mungiakami, Tripura | 3 | 0 | Three men from Sonamura were beaten to death by villagers in Khowai district, Tripura, on suspicion of cattle theft; a missing teenager was later found dead. |
| 3 May 2022 | 2022 Seoni lynching | Simaria, Madhya Pradesh | 2 | 1 | Two Adivasi men, Sampat Batti and Dhansa Inwati, were beaten to death at Simaria, Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh, on suspicion of cow slaughter. |
| 15 February 2023 | Killing of Junaid and Nasir | Barwas, Haryana | 2 | 0 | Two men from Ghatmeeka, Rajasthan, allegedly abducted by cow vigilantes on suspicion of cow smuggling, were found burnt in a vehicle at Barwas, Bhiwani district, Haryana, in February 2023. |
| 24 June 2023 | Killing of Afan Ansari | Ghoti, Maharashtra | 1 | 1 | Afan Ansari, a meat transporter from Mumbai, was killed and his companion injured by a group who suspected them of carrying beef near Ghoti, Nashik district, in June 2023. |
| 7 June 2024 | Deaths of three cattle transporters at Arang | Arang, Chhattisgarh | 3 | 0 | Three cattle transporters from Uttar Pradesh died after their truck was chased to the Mahanadi bridge at Arang, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, on 7 June 2024. |
| 27 August 2024 | Killing of Sabir Malik | Badhra, Haryana | 1 | 0 | Sabir Malik, a migrant ragpicker from West Bengal, was beaten to death by a group suspecting his family of eating beef in Charkhi Dadri district, Haryana, in August 2024. |
| 3 September 2025 | Lynching of Kishore Chamar | Kundeijuri, Odisha | 1 | 1 | Kishore Chamar, a Dalit cattle skinner, was beaten to death by a mob in Deogarh district, Odisha, in September 2025 on suspicion of having killed a cow. |
About this index
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