Chhattisgarh: 70-year-old Hamiduddin arrested over objectionable acts with a cow, complaint filed by gau rakshaks after viral video

70-year-old Hamiduddin was caught engaging in inappropriate behaviour with a cow in Raipur, the capital of Chhattisgarh. Afterwards, cow protectors (gau rakshaks) initiated legal action against him at the local police station. As a result, the authorities apprehended the accused.

Hamiduddin is from Maharajganj of Uttar Pradesh. His offensive video soon gained attention on social media after which a complaint was registered by a cow protector at the Amanaka police station. The submission asserted that the perpetrator had been involved in similar indecent acts with cows for the previous seven days.

The police booked him under Section 299 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and section 11 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. He was nabbed after an investigation. The police emphasised that such occurrences offend the religious sentiments of people and firmly declared that strict measures would be enforced in these matters.