Abdul Gaffar has told to the station in charge Sanjay Kumar that he had purchased this cow from one of his relatives and looked after this cattle with love and has an emotional connect with the cow. He said parting with the animal is difficult for him but he is forced to do so.

Abdul Gaffar has stated that two Muslim youths, Anas Babool and Aziz on Monday were taking two cows to their dairy farm. They had bought these cows from Mannu Singh Rana of Jagriti Vihar for 34,0000 rupees. One was two months and another was 5 months pregnant. They were scared of taking the cows on their own, so Mannu Singh came to drop them to the dairy. On their way, they were stopped by people from a Hindu organisation. Even after both the seller and buyers were present at the spot, Muslim youths were beaten mercilessly. The cow was snatched from them and police arrested the Muslim youths.

According to Abdul Gaffar, after the incident, he realised that it’s dangerous to keep a cow for a Muslim and can even lead to violent killing. Therefore he decided to surrender the cow to the police. He added that he didn’t have the courage to take the cow to the cowshed. The police station was nearby so he took the cow there. Now the police may handover the cow to any Hindu organisation but he won’t be able to look after it.

A local resident Zia-Ur-Rehman said that there is tension in the area after the Muslim youths were thrashed by people of the Hindu organisation. Abdul Gaffar has taken a right decision. Muslims are now afraid of keeping cows.

According to Zain-us-Sajideen, Sheher Kazi (an Islamic Scholar), this is a shameful situation. The government is responsible for the safety of all.

The news of a councillor surrendering his cow spread like wildfire in Meerut. There have been numerous incidents of violence in the country in the name of cow but this is the first time when someone has surrendered the cow in the police station.