Cattle theft in India
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Cattle theft in India
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Cattle theft, more commonly cattle raiding or cattle lifting, is a property crime in India. In the ancient and medieval era India texts, stealing cattle is described as a crime and sin, a motif that appears in Hindu mythologies. In the colonial and postcolonial eras, it has been a common crime but one marked with contradictions. According to David Gilmartin, the crime of cattle theft was perceived by the colonial-era British officials as a "potential political danger" that threatened "to corrupt
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattle_theft_in_India
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2017-07-01T21:30:34Z
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2024-09-04T02:49:32Z
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