and beaten up according to an April 2017 report. In June 2017, a farmer was killed by a gang of cattle thieves near Agra at night when the farmer protested. In Delhi, a 5-member gang was arrested on charges of cattle theft after tip off and surveillance in July 2017. The police accused the gang of "sedating the cattle, piling more than 10 of them in one vehicle, filling the edge of the vehicle with stones and making two people stand at the back to mislead the police", and they shot at the police when challenged. A cattle theft gang was caught with illegal weapons and was reported to have been involved in over 100 cattle cases. On 29 October 2019, three suspected cattle smugglers were reported dead after a crude bomb they were handling exploded. The smugglers used to attach these bombs to the neck of the cattles, to attack the Indian BSF guards. See also Cattle slaughter in India Cow protection movement Cow protection-related violence Article 48 of the Constitution of India References Footnotes Citations Crime in India Cattle in India Hinduism and cattle Animal theft