Tamilnadu government officials had purchased the cows of a good quality breed 50 cows and calves from different places in Jaisalmer. They had NOC and permission from the SDM and local police station to transport the cows.

While transporting them in five trucks with NOC and all required papers and permission from authorities and police when the cow vigilantes attacked them.

“The accused pelted stones at trucks and damaged one truck. The cows were rescued and taken to a local cow shelter for the time being,” he said.

The accused beat the officials. They also tried to set a truck on fire but police reached the spot and prevented them. The officials, drives and cleaners were rescued and taken to the local police station.

In the meanwhile, several people gathered there and blocked National Highway 15. Around 50 members of the cow protection force members blocked National Highway 15 on suspicion of cattle smuggling in Rajasthan’s Barmer district, police said.

As a result TN government officials got hurt and some got blood injuries.. this resulted Tamilnadu position DMK leader M.K Stalin who tweeted ”I strongly condemn the violent attack of GauRakshaks on the Officials from TN in Rajasthan. I demand arrest of them under National Security Act”.

In the follow up Four people have been arrested and action against seven policemen including a police inspector has been taken for allegedly not taking the matter seriously and reaching the spot late last night, a senior police official said.

A case against 50 people has been registered for voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from duty and for assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty and also under the National Highway Act.

Four individuals, identified only as Chainaram, Kamlesh, Vikram and Jaswant, have been arrested in the matter Police sources confirmed.

“The officials informed the police station immediately and sought help but the policemen reached late. On this dereliction, SHO Jairam, Sub Inspector Dhruv Prasad, Assistant Sub Inspector Majid and two head constables and as many head constables were shunted to police lines, the SP said.

In order to avoid further attack enroute in Hindi belt ruled BJP states where GauRakshaks taking law in their own hand become regular practise local police now provided through security measures across borders for safe passage of Tamilnadu Government officials.