Goa Beef Ban Protests: Catholic, Muslim Communities Fight Cow Vigilante Groups
On December 18, 2024, a scuffle broke out between beef traders and a cow vigilante group in Margao’s South Goa Planning and Development Authority (SGPDA) market. A self-claimed cow protection group stopped vehicles unloading beef. The group claimed that the “rules” of “selling beef in Goa” were not followed in this case. This escalated into a fight in which three vendors and two members of the cow protection group were injured. FIRs were registered against both groups at the Fatorda police station.
On December 18, 2024, a scuffle broke out between beef traders and a cow vigilante group in Margao’s South Goa Planning and Development Authority (SGPDA) market. A self-claimed cow protection group stopped vehicles unloading beef. The group claimed that the “rules” of “selling beef in Goa” were not followed in this case. This escalated into a fight in which three vendors and two members of the cow protection group were injured. FIRs were registered against both groups at the Fatorda police station.
