Bittu Bajrangi is an Indian Hindu leader and cow vigilante who hit the headlines in August 2023 after he was arrested multiple times in connection to the Nuh Communal Violence in Haryana.
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Wiki/Biography
Bittu Bajrangi aka Raj Kumar [1]NDTV was born on Tuesday, 4 April 1978 (age 45 years; as of 2023) in Faridabad, Haryana, India. His zodiac sign is Aries. After working as a fruit and vegetable trader at Gazipur market and Dabua market in Faridabad, he became a cow vigilante.
Bittu Bajrangi in his early 30s
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 6″
Weight (approx.): 80 kg
Hair Colour: Grey (Semi-Bald)
Eye Colour: Black
Family
He belongs to a middle-class family.
Parents & Siblings
There is not much information about his parents and siblings.
Wife & Children
He is married and has a daughter.
Religion
He follows Hinduism and actively contributes to Goseva (cow service).
Bittu Bajrangi at a Hindu festival program with Suresh Chavhanke
Career
Social Activism
In his 30s, he became a member of Bajrang Dal and started participating in various social campaigns related to cow protection and Hindu festivals. He later formed a cow protection organisation named Goraksha Bajrang Force and became an active cow vigilante.
Bittu Bajrangi’s Goraksha Bajrang Force Identity Card
He has organised several social programs like free food distribution and blood donation camps.
Poster of Bittu Bajrangi’s Blood Camp Invitation
Controversies
Instigating Communal Tensions
In November 2022, an FIR was registered against Bittu Bajrangi and his accomplices for instigating communal tensions by going to Hazrat Deen Shah Baba Mazar at Neelam Bata Road, Faridabad.
FIR against Bittu Bajrangi
Threats of Violence
Bittu Bajrangi gained widespread attention after Nuh communal violence in July 2023. In one of his videos, he was allegedly seen threatening Muslim extremists before the Brij Mandal Jalabhishek Yatra. During the eruption of violence at the Yatra on 31 July 2023, Bittu Bajrangi was reportedly on the scene. Accusations have been made that he seized weapons from law enforcement during the confrontation, leading to his arrest on 15 August 2023.
Bittu Bajrangi brandishing swords
Prior to that, he was apprehended by Faridabad Police on August 4; however, he was released on bail that very day. [2]NDTV The case was registered at Nuh Sadar Police Station under the Indian Penal Code sections 148 (riots), 149 (unlawful assembly), 332 (causing hurt), 353, 186 (obstructing a public servant from discharging duty), 395, 397 (armed robbery), and 506 (criminal intimidation) and provisions of the Arms Act. After his arrest, people also requested Haryana Police to arrest Monu Manesar. [3]The Telegraph
Bittu Bajrangi after his arrest
बिट्टू बजरंगी गिरफ़्तार।
क्या बिट्टू बजरंगी आतंकवादी है जिसको हरियाणा पुलिस ने इस तरीक़े से गिरफ़्तार किया गया है..?@mlkhattar @anilvijminister जी
क्या गौ रक्षक होना गुनाह है। pic.twitter.com/tt0KMHzMxe
— Sagar Kumar “Sudarshan News” (@KumaarSaagar) August 15, 2023
References
| ↑1, ↑2 | NDTV |
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| ↑3 | The Telegraph |
