Barabanki, July 4 -- A Muslim man in Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki district was allegedly forced by self-proclaimed cow vigilantes to kneel before a calf as an act of religious devotion, after they accused him of making hateful comments against the animal.

According to a video posted by Sanatan Gauraksha Dal on Saturday, July 4, a Muslim man had allegedly made some inflammatory remarks against their holy animal. Enraged, the cow protection group took law into their own hands and confronted the man in public. There were at least 15 to 20 people in the group surrounding the man. They could be seen repeatedly hitting him while he tried to apologise.

The group asked him to call his father and threatened him using abusive language. The "vigilant...