Hyderabad: Cow protector Sonu battles for life after being shot by smugglers

A cow vigilante Sonu was shot allegedly by a cow smuggling mafia in the Ghatkesar area of Hyderabad on WednesdaySonu whos been dedicated to protecting cows for 56 years is currently battling for his life in the hospital with a bullet injurySpeaking with ANI his mother hailing from the Valmiki community vowed to sacrifice more sons for the cause demanding the governments arrest of the perpetratorsMy son is battling for his life I will sacrifice 10 more sons for the cow vigilante He called me up and said that he is in Ghatkesar and has been shot He was brought to the hospital hereIt has been 56 years since he has been doing thisI demand that the Govt arrest the perpetrator Sonus mother told ANIAccording to reports Sonu was lured by a group claiming to have information about cow transportation When he arrived at the scene one of the individuals opened fire leaving him critically injured The police have since identified and detained suspects with investigations ongoingReacting to it the BJP leaders from the state claimed that Sonu was shot while attempting to stop cow transportation alleging the accused is linked to AIMIMBJP leader Madhavi Latha accused AIMIM of involvement urging swift justiceThis man shows a picture shot a cow vigilante Prashant alias Sonu It has become clear who he isThose who are protecting cows are protecting the Constitution If the Police dont arrest the culprit and present them before the Court it means the Police are helping themHe accused is an AIMIM man I challenge Revanth Reddy to prove that if he has the guts he will do justice to PrashantPrashant is battling for his life he is a brave manThis is an attempt to murder Madhavi Latha told ANIUnion Minister G Kishan Reddy called for an end to mafia activities alleging police complicityToday in Hyderabad under the Ghatkesar area of Rachakonda PS limits a mafia that illegally transports cows called up gau rakshaks and fired at them A gau rakshak Sonu is admitted to the hospital with bullet injuries I have spoken to the DGP and other officers DGP told me that this is the first such incident in TelanganaYou can imagine the states law and order situation 23 days before Diwali in Nizamabad a Constable was killed by a rowdy while he was being taken away after arrestI demand from the Government that all mafia activities around Hyderabad should be stopped illegal transporters of cows and all those who slaughter should be stoppedIt is the responsibility of the Police to implement this But they dont do their workPolice are colluding with these mafiasI have spoken to Sonu he has demanded the arrest of the perpetrator Reddy told ANIState BJP President N Ramchander Rao claimed the incident was orchestrated by AIMIM goons to intimidate BJP and RSS workersMIM goons named Ibrahim and others fired on a gaurakshak named Prashanth Kumar alias Soni near Ghatkesar He is in serious conditionThis incident was carried out by the MIM goons to discourage the BJP and the RSS workers from taking part in gauraksha and to protect the cows This is a serious incident and the police were previously informed about it but they are not taking any action BJP condemns this attack on our workers and BJP condemns the police action also for not taking action against the MIM workersDue to the protection given by the Congress government these people are doing such activities Rao told ANIBJP MP Eatala Rajendar stated that similar attacks have occurred previously and mentioned that a man named Ibrahim shot at Prashanth also known as SonuThis is not the first such incident These types of attacks have been carried out in the past as wellThe gaurakshaks are being attackedA goon named Ibrahim fired at Prashanth He is in critical condition the state government should take action against those involved in the incident Rajendar told ANIThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever