Cow vigilantes affiliated with the Gau Raksha Dal, led by Shivansh Pratap Singh, caught and assaulted two Muslim men, accusing them of attempting to smuggle cattle, and later handed them over to the police. The men were also forced to bow before the cattle and chant “the cow is our mother.” Police later issued a statement claiming that the men were arrested based on information from an informant while they were waiting with the cattle for their vehicle.