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Protests erupted in Mathura following the death of cow vigilante Farsa Baba in a road accident, with police deploying tear gas to disperse crowds after stone-pelting and identifying rioters. Farsa Baba was reportedly checking a truck for cow smuggling when he was hit.
A protest by locals and cow vigilantes in Mathura's Kosi area escalated into violence, including stone-pelting at police, following the alleged death of a 'Gau Rakshak' who was reportedly run over by cattle smugglers.
The 62-year-old Vallabh Maheshwari was traveling from Jaipur to Mathura when his vehicle overturned near Alwar, claiming his life.
A 48-year-old Delhi businessman, Anroop Gupta, missing since February 18, was found murdered and his body dismembered in a Mathura canal. Police arrested four individuals, including a woman, who allegedly abducted and killed Gupta for money after he refused to pay them and threatened to report them.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav criticized the BJP government over the death of cow vigilante 'Farsa Baba' in Mathura, also raising concerns about law and order in Uttar Pradesh by citing a student's death in Varanasi.
A man allegedly hacked his younger brother to death with a sharp-edged weapon for "casting an inappropriate gaze at his wife", police said on Wednesday.
A tragic accident on a Rajasthan expressway claimed the life of Vallabh Maheshwari, 62, managing director of Shakun Group. His BMW overturned after colliding with a median and culvert wall near Alwar. Maheshwari was en route from Jaipur to Mathura when the driver lost control. He was declared dead at an Alwar hospital after initial treatment.
A Government Railway Police sub-inspector in Agra has been suspended after CCTV footage showed him assaulting a tea vendor at Mathura Junction. The officer allegedly slapped the vendor and used abusive language over a delay in serving tea. An inquiry has been initiated following the incident.
Violence broke out in Mathura, India, following rumors of a sadhu's death while attempting to stop cow smugglers, leading to highway blockades and attacks on police.
The Delhi government has proposed a new 4.5 km alternate route to alleviate traffic congestion in the Mathura Road and Kalindi Kunj areas.
Vallabh Maheshwari, the MD of Shakun Group, was travelling from Jaipur to Mathura when the incident took place.