Monu Manesar, the ‘cow vigilante’ is in news again. The Bajrang Dal leader, who has been accused in the alleged killing of two Muslim men in Bhiwani back in February, is now being linked to the communal strife in Haryana’s Nuh. Multiple media reports quoting local police say that the Monday violence was triggered after rumours spread that Manesar would be attending the VHP’s Braj Madal Jalabhishek Yatra.
Manesar, who still remains untraceable so far, was last seen in a video that went viral on Sunday. In that video, Manesar had reportedly said that he would be attending the religious march. In the video, Manesar appealed to his supporters to attend the Yatra ‘in large numbers.’
Despite posting the video, Manesar reportedly said that he was not present during the Nuh religious march. A PTI report said that Manesar has repeatedly denied participation in the Yatra that was organised by Bajrang Dal and VHP. Monu Manesar or Mohit Yadav is notorious for posting videos of cow vigilantism.
Based out of Mewat, Yadav leads a group of ‘gau rakshaks’. He is also known for is campaign against ‘Love Jihad’. Manesar hit the national headlines in 2019 when he was shot at while allegedly chasing cow smugglers. In 2015, after the Haryana government enacted the cow protection law, Manesar found a place in cow protection task force at district level.
A social media influencer in his own right, Manesar has thousands of followers on both YouTube and Facebook. He often posts photos of himself brandishing latest weapons and cars. Last year in October, Manesar got YouTube’s ‘Silver Button’ for crossing 1-lakh subscriber mark. He reportedly joined Bajrang Dal during his college days. He is known to be a polytechnic diploma holder. Manesar is wanted by Rajasthan in the double murder case.