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Residents and activists from Galnimb colony of Rahuri taluka successful Maharashtra’s Ahilyanagar staged a protestation astatine Kolhar Chowk connected Friday (October 31, 2025), demanding a speedy and impartial probe into the decease of a 17-year-old lad belonging to the Dhangar community.
The teen was recovered dormant connected October 28 aft allegedly being assaulted by cattle vigilantes a time earlier.
According to the victim’s cousin, the Class 12 pupil had purchased a cattle from Chincholi Phata village, astir 6-7 km from his home. He was transporting the carnal successful a conveyance erstwhile helium was intercepted adjacent Kolhar by 4 men claiming to beryllium ‘gau rakshaks’.
“These men routinely harass radical and extort wealth ranging from ₹5,000 to ₹5 lakh,” the relative said. The assailants reportedly called the teen a cattle smuggler, chased and bushed him with robust rods and sticks, abused him, and live-streamed the battle connected Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
In the afternoon, the accused brought the cattle and the conveyance to the constabulary presumption and filed a ailment against the boy, the Loni constabulary said. By evening, the video had gone viral connected societal media.
“The teen felt humiliated,” said Police Sub-Inspector Sanjay Vikhe.
The adjacent day, astir 12 noon, helium was recovered dormant successful his hut.
A lawsuit nether Section 107 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for abetment of suicide, which prescribes punishment up to beingness imprisonment oregon decease for inciting the termination of a minor, is registered. “We searched their homes successful Kolhar, Tisgaon, and Loni, but recovered them locked,” said PSI Vikhe.
The household claims that connected the nighttime of October 27, the accused called them demanding ₹15,000 to delete the videos and retreat the complaint.
The activists allege that the constabulary ignored the series and timeline of the events, and the past of unit of the ‘cow vigilantes’. “We met the Superintendent of Police today, helium has assured to analyse the substance fairly,” said Dhangar quota activistic Vijay Tamnar.
(Those successful distress tin interaction Tele MANAS astatine 14416 to question help)
