Gau Rakshaks are bringing bad name to India. Another incident of harassment by so called by Gau Rakshaks have come up in Mumbai. The the issue was not about skinning a cow or even possession of beef, but carrying a leather bag that apparently looks like it has been made of cow hide.

Barun Kashyap a creative director with a production house was harassed by a group of self-proclaimed “cow protectors” over a leather bag he was carrying while commuting to work in an autorickshaw in Mumbai’s Andheri on Friday.

He approached cops, who filed a non-cognizable complaint (NC) against three men on Saturday. Asked why just an NC, a police officer said it was because “there was no physical harm done to Kashyap”.

Recounting his experience, Kashyap, who has lived in Mumbai for the past two-and-half years, said, “I hailed an auto outside my Andheri building to go to work (in the same suburb) around 11-11.30am, planning to stop at a bank on the way to deposit cash.”

“The auto driver peered at me curiously… He asked me in English where I was from and I replied Assam… after a while, he asked if the state was located near Bangladesh.” After Kashyap said yes, the auto driver started to drive.