four Arrested In Maharashtra For Posing As Cow Vigilantes, Robbing Villagers
Police mentioned the accused have been arrested underneath IPC segment 395 (dacoity) on Tuesday. (Representational)
Palghar:
4 individuals were arrested for allegedly robbing some villagers by way of posing as cow vigilantes in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, police mentioned lately.
The incident came about at Gemyachi Met village in tribal-dominated Mokhada tehsil at the evening of November 12, mentioned a police professional.
The complainants have been returning after buying livestock for breeding functions when the accused stopped them claiming to be “Gau-rakshak” (self-proclaimed cow vigilantes) and robbed them of Rs 20,000, he mentioned.
Accused Waman Gavari, Rajani Budhar, Avinash Bhoye and Nagesh Dhondmare have been arrested underneath IPC segment 395 (dacoity) on Tuesday, the professional mentioned.
In the meantime, a gaggle of villagers, maximum of them ladies, staged a sit-in agitation outdoor the Mokhada police station on Tuesday, alleging that police have been in cahoots with such other folks and extorted cash.
The sit-in was once led by way of native outfit Shramajivi Sanghatana’s leaders Seeta Ghatal and Vijay Jadhav.
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