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Bakrid

Government and Policy

Tamil Nadu government moves the Supreme Court challenging Madras HC order to ban cow slaughter across the state

OpIndia Staff - 1 July, 2026

"Slaughtering of cows on Bakrid is neither essential to nor necessarily required as part of the religious ceremony," Madras HC stated.

News Reports

Madhya Pradesh: Muslim man embraces Sanatan Dharma after being traumatised by animal slaughter on Bakrid celebrations

OpIndia Staff - 31 May, 2026

Distressed by the practice of animal slaughter during Bakrid since his youth, a Muslim man named Bilal from Madhya Pradesh voluntarily embraced Hinduism.

Crime

‘My son was sacrificed on Bakrid’, says mother of Surya Chauhan, refuses to perform last rites until killer Asad is encountered, friend says he...

OpIndia Staff - 30 May, 2026

The family of 17-year-old Surya Chauhan, who was killed by his Muslim friends on Bakrid, has refused to perform his last rites even as...

Crime

Severed head of a cow found on the donation of a Hindu temple in Assam’s Sribhumi district after Eid al-Adha

OpIndia Staff - 30 May, 2026

A tense atmosphere gripped Madanpur village in Assam’s Sribhumi district after locals discovered a severed head of a cow along with other slaughter waste...

Crime

Uttar Pradesh: Nawab and his aides invite Hindu youth Surya Chauhan to ‘Bakrid party’ in Ghaziabad, then slaughters victim with a knife

OpIndia Staff - 30 May, 2026

A 17-year-old Hindu youth was killed after being invited for a "Bakrid party" by his Muslim friends.

News Reports

Cow head severed, Hindu boy slaughtered and more: Read about 9 incidents of communal violence by Muslims during Bakrid 2026

Shraddha Pandey - 29 May, 2026

From tensions in Mira Road housing society over Muslim bringing Qurbani goats inside, court petitions seeking permission for the slaughter of cows, which Hindus revere, to full-fledged violence in Nuh, Bakrid this year witnessed communal tensions in some places and clashes between rival groups in others.

News Reports

Apoorvanand defends Muslims, spews venom against Hindus in propaganda article for “The Wire” on Bakrid: Truth behind “selective secularism” of the DU Professor linked...

विशेषता - 29 May, 2026

"Can PETA run a similar campaign at Kamakhya temple," Apoorvanand maliciously asked in his column for The Wire.

Crime

Uttar Pradesh: Hindus catch Gada Khan cooking meat inside Durga temple on Bakrid, police arrest accused

OpIndia Staff - 29 May, 2026

Upon receiving information, Narsingh Vahini activists, along with Kartik workers, arrived at the scene and staged a protest. The Nauchandi police station arrived at the temple premises and recovered meat. The police have taken the accused Gada Khan into custody.

Opinions

Anti-Hindu hate, disdain for feminine representation in Sanatan and more: Why do Muslims want to slaughter only the cow despite not being mandatory in...

Shraddha Pandey - 28 May, 2026

Recently, the Calcutta High Court dismissed a batch of petitions, including the petitions filed by ‘secular’ political parties, Trinamool Congress and the CPIM, challenging the notification issued by the Suvendu Adhikari government, which prohibited Qurbani of cows and bulls on Eid-ul-Adha or Bakrid.

News Reports