(MENAFN) Urging action against people who used religion as a cover for committing crime, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hit out at a spate of attacks by cow-protecting vigilantes on Saturday.
In detail, critics say killings in the name of protecting cows, considered sacred by India's Hindu majority, have increased since the nationalist premier won power in 2014.
Hundreds of people were detained in western India last month when protests against an attack on four low-caste villagers who were taking a cow to be skinned turned violent.
Mr Modi said he would task state governments with investigating anyone linked to the attacks, and urged the public to take action against perpetrators.
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