Authorities on Tuesday (April 13, 2026) intensified a multi-agency search in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district for a man feared to have fallen into a fast-flowing stream after allegedly being assaulted for carrying a cow in his vehicle.
A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted and four people have been arrested in connection with the case, which triggered widespread protests and tension in the district along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway.
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Agitating locals, including the victim’s family, also blocked the arterial road for over four hours on Monday (April 13, 2026).
Tanveer Ahmad Chopan (25), a resident of Mundkhal Pogal in Ukhral tehsil, was travelling from Jammu towards his native village in a Tata Mobile vehicle ferrying a milch cow and two calves when he was allegedly chased and assaulted by cow vigilantes on Sunday (April 12, 2026), locals claimed.
