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Coverage dated October 22, 2026

In India, police shootings of alleged cow smugglers raise alarm about impunity and bias

Headline from WTOP Washington DC

MEERUT, India (AP) — The police videos follow a predictable script: A man shot in the lower leg hobbles through darkness as officers escort him away. Police across India’s most populous state have shot hundreds of suspects in near-identical encounters that often target Muslims accused of cow smuggli…

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  1. WTOP Washington DC

    In India, police shootings of alleged cow smugglers raise alarm about impunity and bias (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    MEERUT, India (AP) — The police videos follow a predictable script: A man shot in the lower leg hobbles through darkness as officers escort him away. Police across India’s most populous state have shot hundreds of suspects in near-identical encounters that often target Muslims accused of cow smuggli…

  2. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Takeaways from AP investigation into police shootings of alleged cow smugglers in India (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    An Associated Press investigation found that police in India’s most populous state have repeatedly shot suspects in the leg, many of them Muslims accused of cow smuggling

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