Overview

• West Bengal police say two men from a political party were detained for assaulting two minority farmers transporting cattle for agricultural purposes.
• A circulated video shows the victims tied with ropes, questioned over alleged cow smuggling, beaten and forced to chant "Jai Shri Ram."
• A formal FIR has been lodged against the assailants to pursue legal accountability for the violence.
• Police released the assault footage on social media to underscore the brutality and warn that none involved will be spared.
• The attack is the latest in a series of vigilante actions under stricter cow protection laws that have inflamed communal tensions in multiple states.