Hyderabad, Sept. 7 -- Four dairy farmers were allegedly attacked by cow vigilantes in Palasuni locality of Odisha's capital city, Bhubaneswar, on Saturday, September 6, leading to the death of a calf.

Bichitrandra Behera from Alipingal village in Jagatsinghpur district said he and other dairy farmers purchased cows from Andhra Pradesh under the Kamadhenu Yojana, a five-year initiative by the government of Odisha to boost milk production in the state.

"As we passed through Palasuni, vigilantes blocked our vehicles and began abusing us. When we resisted, they beat us mercilessly," Behera told local media.

He said the attackers accused them of being Muslims and dismissed their valid documents as fake, demanding money instead.

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