Odisha: 2 Dalit Men Assaulted, Tonsured, Forced To Eat Grass on Cattle Smuggling Suspicion in Ganjam; 6 Held After Video Goes Viral

Team Latestly Jun 24, 2025 05:08 PM IST

A disturbing incident was reported from Odisha's Ganjam district where two Dalit men were humiliated and assaulted by a mob on suspicion of cattle smuggling. The incident, which took place at Jahada in Kharigumma village on June 22, has sparked widespread outrage after a purported video of the assault went viral. The viral video showed two men crawling on their knees with grass in their mouths. The victims were transporting two cows and a calf in an auto from Hariour to their village when they were confronted and assaulted allegedly by a group of self-proclaimed "cow protectors". After the video went viral, police arrested six accused.

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