Cow vigilante’s death in Mathura: Protest by locals trigger tension

Locals blocked the nationalist road successful the Kosi Kalan country of Mathura and protested against the decease of a cattle vigilante connected Saturday (March 21, 2026), who was allegedly tally implicit by suspected cattle smugglers.

The protesters clashed with police, alleging that Chandrashekhar, a cow-protection activistic and saint successful the Braj portion popularly known arsenic ‘Farsa Wale Baba,’ died successful the incident, which they assertion was a deliberate enactment carried retired by cattle smugglers, triggering hostility successful the locality.

Taking cognisance of the incident, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed officials to guarantee strict enactment against the perpetrators.

“The accused volition not beryllium spared nether immoderate circumstances,” an authoritative connection read, underlining the State’s committedness to accountability and instrumentality enforcement.

Heavy constabulary unit has been deployed successful the country to power the situation.

“Chandrashekhar alias Farsa Baba, stopped a conveyance connected suspicion successful the Kosi constabulary presumption country betwixt 3:00 and 4:00 a.m. past night, helium was tragically killed erstwhile struck by a motortruck coming from down owed to dense fog. The conveyance which the deceased had stopped was recovered to incorporate market items and the motortruck coming from down was loaded with wires. This is simply a roadworthy mishap – ​​it has thing to bash with cattle smuggling. The concern has been brought nether power by utilizing indispensable unit against those creating instrumentality and bid situations. Further ineligible enactment is being taken,” authoritative connection from Mathura constabulary reads.