Beaten by family, in-laws for being ‘gau rakshak’, alleges woman in MP

Mehrunisa Khan has lodged a complaint against her mother, brother, daughter, husband and her in-laws for allegedly threatening and attacking her and the media-in-charge of the Rashtriya Gau Raksha Vahini.

Updated on: Jun 30, 2018, 23:57:17 IST

Hindustan Times, Bhopal | By Shruti Tomar

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A woman in Madhya Pradesh has alleged that she was being harassed by her family and her in-laws, and has been beaten up for taking care of cows while being associated with an outfit, Rashtriya Gau Raksha Vahini, police said on Saturday.

Activists stage protest against cow vigilantes. (HT File Photo)

Mehrunisa Khan, who also claims to be the state president of the Vahini, has lodged a complaint at Shahjehanabad police station against her mother, brother, daughter, husband and her in-laws for allegedly threatening and attacking her and the media-in-charge of the Vahini, Naushad Pathan, police added.

“The trouble in my married life started two years ago when I joined the Vahini and supported the ban on triple talaq. My family members started harassing me,” the mother of four alleged.

She said she has also written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan for protection.

The family has denied her claims and said she was having an extramarital affair and was trying to level fake charges.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More

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