By Muslim Mirror
Jalna, Maharashtra: In a shocking incident late Monday night, a group of unidentified men allegedly assaulted seven people, including a 62-year-old man, who were transporting cattle from a weekly market. The Tehsil Police on Tuesday registered a case against 10 to 20 unidentified persons in connection with the attack.
According to police sources, the 62-year-old complainant stated that his employer, trader Padam Rajput, a resident of Borgaon Wadi in Sillod tehsil of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, had purchased 21 bulls from the weekly market at Wadod Bazaar in Phulambri tehsil. The cattle were loaded into two vehicles — MH-20 EL 7887 and KA 51 DA 4363 — for transport to Nalegaon in Chakur tehsil of Latur district.
When the vehicles reached Londewadi village in Jalna tehsil, a group of unidentified assailants intercepted them, accusing the transporters of taking the cattle for slaughter. Despite the victims’ explanation that the animals were purchased for agricultural purposes and that they carried valid documents, the attackers allegedly beat them with sticks and logs.
Police later arrived at the scene, rescued the injured men, and seized the cattle, which were handed over to a nearby cow shelter in Ramnagar. However, according to the complaint, the same group of attackers allegedly followed the victims to the shelter and continued to assault them — even in the presence of the police.
Social worker Reema Kale-Kharat intervened and demanded that police record the victims’ statement. She alleged that instead of taking action against the attackers, police initially detained the victims and registered a case against them under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. Following her intervention, police finally registered a case against the unidentified assailants.
The injured have been identified as Nisar Patel, Asif Shaikh, Riyaz Qureshi, Sajid Pasha, Asif Sadiq, Javed Qureshi, and Sayyed Parvez. All seven sustained head and body injuries.
Complainant Nisar Patel alleged that the attackers arrived in a Scorpio vehicle and continued to beat them even at the cow shelter. “How can the police register a case against unidentified persons when we clearly saw who attacked us?” he asked. Patel further claimed that police initially refused to take his complaint, detained them for nearly 12 hours, and filed a case against the attackers only after repeated insistence by the victims and Kale-Kharat.
When contacted, Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Anant Kulkarni denied that the assault took place in the presence of police officers. “There was some dispute between the two parties, and we are investigating the matter,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Federation of Maharashtra Muslims (FMM) Jalna unit strongly condemned the incident and demanded that the assailants be booked. FMM convenor Safir Ahmed recalled that in August 2025, following directions from Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, the Maharashtra Police had issued a circular stating that only police officials are authorized to act against illegal or unauthorised transportation of animals.
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