the young muslim farmer was the alleged victim for india's majority hindu rakbar khan knew the risk muslims in this part of rajasthan and what happened? hello. brought into the country of so—called hindu cow vigilantes. population, the cow is sacred he was taking when he left home that are routinely stopped well, they're just looking for the entry form and in many states, slaughter of cows and accused of smuggling cattle. for when rakbar khan was admitted. rakbar lived in this village is against the law. night but his wife asmina and notjust by cow the weather has taken a leap into still blames herself this is the date here, this is it. president maduro has blocked in the northern state of rajasthan for what happened. protection groups. along with his wife religious minorities may. several more days to come but off borders insisting have been traditionally been free to farm and trade in cows, this checkpoint it is. there are signs of a change in the it's not necessary — and seven children. but there's been a crackdown is run by the police. 21st ofjuly. forecast and we will get to that. his opposition rival says thousands by right—wing hindu so he was admitted at 4am, an officer told me that the night several more days of this, you could before, they had stopped a van full you can see here, 4am. of cows that he said yes. start the day with fog and back politicians and the police. so that's about, over three hours clears and then you get the blue were being taken to slaughter. after police were first skies and for several more days, the notified about rakbar. after a shoot—out, warm spots will be in the mid to that which was seen as part the smugglers got away. of an identity of hindu belief has the police insist they only target criminals who illegally transport high teens, well above normalfor hello. this is bbc world news, the been politicised to a point cows to kill. where we are actually witnessing not rakbar khan died from the time of year. that is how we multiple internal injuries. latest headlines. at least two just cow protection he had broken ribs, but instead what we are cow protection groups say, though, a punctured lung, a broken leg start sunday morning with low cloud people have been shot dead in finding is much more dangerous. the authorities need we are finding that mobs, since the death of rakbar khan, all the help they can get. and a broken hand. mist and fog, more widespread then often organised mobs, his friend, aslam, are targeting individuals who are, venezuela as opponents to present lives in fear of further attacks. recent mornings, fog dense in maduro try to get aid into the it's this collaboration that makes it hard to places, may be reluctant to clear at know how rakbar khan really died. all from parts of yorkshire where it country. he has broken diplomatic who have been trading in cattle. relations with come —— michael lumb does not, the temperature will be those accused of killing him say the vigilantes and the police blame each other held down and you get that for the before helping his opponents. at they were working with the police. for rakbar‘s death. chicago college has set a $1 million time of year, warm sunshine coming several officers have since been suspended, back. temperatures are a little pending the outcome of an enquiry. bail bond for our kelly who has been lower with recent days, but into the the targets of hindu vigilantes charged with ten counts of are often muslims and other religious groups aggravated criminal sexual abuse. he who trade in cattle. rajendra singh is the chief mid—teens and higher in other spots. human rights groups argue that high pressure around for most of us, handed himself into police on there's been a sharp rise of police in the local area. in religious—based hate crimes he admitted to me that friday. votes are being counted in mistakes have been made. a little area of low pressure aslam claims that some of rakbar‘s extending the weather front into nigeria after presidential and since the bjp came to power in 2014. attackers still haven't been there were some lapses scotla nd extending the weather front into scotland as we start the week. the parliamentary elections. in some punished for their on the police side. areas the authorities extend a part of the crime. what were the lapses?

he points to the head of the local week ahead will bring plenty of fine pulling past the official closing cow protection gang, time. the biggest in african nawal kishore sharma, weather. some mist and fog at times, who aslam insists was among they have not followed this has led to accusations that the regular police procedure, those who beat is friend. in some areas, the police which they were supposed to do. very mild days, a few more of those history. the american film director the bjp itself is affiliated to right—wing hindu nationalist groups. and the vigilantes gangs have become sta nley history. the american film director stanley donnan has died at the age these have long advocated hindu to come, frosty nights, chilly supremacy, too close. overnight and there is the change. of 94. his work included musicals an ideology that many fear in that case? is leading to a rise so were police officers complicit in that case. such as funny face and singing in in sectarian violence. they should have taken towards the end of the way, it looks in the death of rakbar khan? into the hospital sooner? nawal kishore sharma readily admits yeah, yeah. like the weather pattern will change the rain, regarded as one of the he was with the police all evening, it was a big lapse. greatest films of all time. at ten even taking these pictures of rakbar to something more unsettled. here is when the injured man was in custody. how monday starts, mist and fog will everyone that we've spoken to — clear more readily. last to go from o'clock, kate simpleton will be here with a full round—up of the news. local, often poorly educated hindus, are recruited by extreme nationalist groups. the victims‘ families, north—east england, remember that these cow vigilantes weather front, that is patrol the countryside north—east england, remember that weatherfront, that is producing but first, it is time for our world. like private militias. some rain in the north, whereas for the police — they all talk we meet him outside outside alwar's about nawal kishore sharma. district court in rajasthan. most it is dry, sunny into the hate crimes against the muslim he's an incredibly difficult man lawyers work under minorities on the rise with some of to pin down and we met up with him the shade of banyan trees. afternoon and you have got that kasim khan is working for the family these are people who are attacking last night to try and convince him of rakbar khan and other muslims boost in temperatures after what the worst violence carried out by religious minorities. to appear on camera. could be a chilly start. as we go cowl vig ila ntes the worst violence carried out by cowl vigilantes with christ that they've chosen the path allegedly murdered by cow gangs. of violence and the people he's just rung us to through monday night into tuesday, violent mobs have been emboldened by that are coming under attack say he will meet us, so we are going to head temperatures dip away, a frost in the slaughter of the sacred animal. over there now before he changes his mind. he believes the vigilantes have been are the most vulnerable in india. nawal kishore sharma has been linked emboldened by the failure places again as tuesday begins, of the authorities to condemn you may find parts of this programme to other vigilantes attacks the killing of muslims. largely clear skies, mist and fog, the government doesn't keep in rajasthan. he points to the vice president statistics specifically when we do eventually meet, of the bjp in rajasthan, not to widespread on tuesday. this on cow violence, he denies being with his gang but an organisation that campaigns when they first stopped rakbar. hindu nationalist gyandev ahuja. upsetting. for greater government transparency, the police deny this, weather front close to the north of india spend, has analysed local but they haven't been able to explain why they kept him scotland, cloudy skies here, maybe a man is murdered. in police custody for so long his crime, walking press reports going back 10 years. after the attack before taking him the odd spot of rain, but you notice cows along a road. he was beaten to death. to the nearby hospital. how those temperatures really bounce

the accused, hindu this is where rakbar was admitted. back after what is going to be a nationalist vigilantes. and he's not alone. they found there were no reported lynchings in 2013 but since then, it's about ten minutes drive away what we are seeing here from where he was found by police. chilly start, it will feel unusually 46 people have been killed and 250 warm for the time of year. a little is that these are people i wanted to find out how long it who are attacking religious minorities. they've chosen the path of violence. took them to take rakbar here. bit more cloud as we start wednesday injured in cow—related violence. with fog patches slow to clear, thick cloud in the north of scotland the politics of the cow in india has ahuja argues that the victims rajasthan has seen a spate of these of vigilantes are not innocent but there are not any significant never been so fractious. vigilantes killings. muslim farmers, but smugglers changes in the weather, it has all the victims have usually in the east, it borders an area been accused of cattle who steal cows to kill. smuggling and they are with a large muslim population, it's not the first time ahuja has been fairly settled. now we do start almost always muslims. many of whom have farmed do you think enough is being done the land for generations. this attack, also in rajasthan to see if few changes, more on muslims, led to the death to protect muslims who live here? defended cow vigilante gangs. of 55—year—old pehlu khan. significantly high pressure being he was among a group of farmers transporting dairy cows home squeezed away and weather fronts very much, very much! from market beginning to look at us at least who says no?! when they were wrongly human rights groups say that accused of illegally taking religious hate crimes have been the cattle for slaughter. from the atlantic and that initial on the rise since the governing look at as well involve more cloud on thursday and the chance of rain bjp came into power. rakbar khan was also accused and showers towards the south of the of smuggling cows to be killed, uk, that is likely. you may welcome even though his family insist i'm saying it unequivocally, no—one has the right to take the law a splash of rain on the gardens, into their hands so therefore to say kasim can't believe politicians the bjp is responsible he bought them for milk. temperatures have come down, but the for it is perverse, inaccurate like ahuja support for the cow vigilantes is preventing the victims more significant change will take from getting justice and has place going into next weekend. the appealed to the courts. and absolutely false. jet stream is moving lower allowing temperatures to come down, taking a but many still question his father says they didn't more direct track at us across the whether the police are part used to have any trouble

of the problem and whether when they traded their cows. atla ntic more direct track at us across the atlantic and that is bringing the bjp—led government is doing enough to stop the violence. weather systems our way. go on the airfrom the weather systems our way. go on the air from the south, we looked we contacted mr ahuja several times, requesting an interview. through the atlantic next weekend but he never responded. and carrying along on that direct jet stream will be areas of low the bjp national government in delhi pressure pushing wind and rain appears keen to distance itself from ahuja's controversial views. across the uk. that will be into the start of march. so if you are july 2018 — it was a late night as rakbar khan led two cows enjoying what we have at the moment, first, we, that's not on the road towards his village. the party's point of view. make the most of that, something and we have very clearly and unequivocally always said more realistic for the time of year walking with him if an individual‘s point of view was his friend, aslam. is there, the party's point of view is on the way as we head into march. he says out of the darkness, two men appeared and fired is articulated by the party. and has the bjp promoted shots, attacking them. him, protected him? no. but the religious intolerance finding an outlet in cow vigilante attacks has its roots in right—wing nationalist fringe groups that have links to the ruling bjp. prime minister narendra modi rose to power with the help of a nationalist volunteer movement known as the rss, which advocates hardline hindu nationalism.

in 2002, he was chief minister in gujarat when anti—muslim riots broke out. more than 1000 people died. modi was accused of not doing enough to suppress the violence. a charge he was later cleared of in court. by 2014 he was leading the country. the prime minister himself, when he was campaigning for the election, actually escalated this, because he talked about a pink revolution. the pink revolution alluded to fact that india, the land of hindus, where the cow was worshipped, there is beef being exported. by politicising the trade in meat, critics say that modi was appealing

to his hindu base. once he has won office promoting these ideas, therefore lies, the responsibility of ensuring there are no violent attacks. instead what we have seen as elected representatives often defending these attacks. the government insists that it doesn't condone cow vigilantes. many people who have an interest in running a counter—narrative that the bjp alone is responsible for it. and i'm making it — i'm absolutely clear we don't tolerate it. we won't tolerate any kind of violence against any citizen. the government says there have always been laws against killing cattle and it's done nothing more than toughen up the existing rules. the manner in which it's portrayed that the whole country is under siege of lynching, that is exaggerated, incorrect. ans is absolutely contrary to the ground situation.

the tough new stance has not only fuelled attacks on muslims, but also on lower caste hindu dalits, who traditionally trade in leather from cows. in some areas, dalits have stopped processing leather than risk coming under attack from cow protection groups. the crackdown in the trade on cows and the fear of vigilante violence is causing knock—on problems for the economy. retired dairy cattle that might once have been slaughtered for leather and beef products are turning up in large numbers at cow sanctuaries.

it looks like there are a lot of cows here, is it full? having encouraged an end to the trading cows, the government must now work out what to do with the growing number of abandoned animals. in rajasthan, which has seen some of the worst attacks by cow vigilante gangs, a cow ministry has been set up to with a solution. the total budget for the cow ministry is apparently 500 crore rupees, that is nearly $70 million. you said 500 crore is your budget. the total budget for the cow ministry is apparently 500 crore rupees, that is nearly $70 million. you said 500 crore is your budget. yah. that's a lot of money.

yah. and there's a lot of poverty in india, a lot of poverty in rajasthan. and that money could be spent on people. in a few months‘ time, india goes to the polls in a general election. it's striking that cow protection groups are often viewed as defending the law — rather than breaking it. when i met this bjp supporter trying to become a candidate in rajasthan‘s local elections he was quick to defend the groups. what do you think about cow protection groups? do you support them? let's not to talk about them only as cow protection groups. they are the people who are fighting for law and order. do you think enough is being done to protect muslims who live here? very much. very much!

who says no?! prime minister modi has recently reiterated his opposition to cow violence. but in november, he campaigned in rajasthan in the very region where rakbar khan was killed. and on stage, a slap on the back for none other than local politician gyandev ahuja. three men have been charged with rakbar‘s murder. his wife, asmina, is still waiting and hoping forjustice. without her husband, she must now find a way to provide for her seven children alone.