Roping sacred cows.

• Position: INDIA - Brief article

He doesn't own a wide-brimmed hat or a pair of jeans. But Bravjeer Singh is an authentic urban cowboy: He's one of 165 "cow catchers" who rope cattle on the streets of India's capital, New Delhi. Because Hindus consider cows sacred, killing the animals is banned and they're generally allowed to wander where they please. But in New Delhi, the center of a metropolitan area of 17 million people, judges have ordered cows created from the roads. Singh and his colleagues use lassos to capture the animals. It can be dangerous, with some Hindus throwing stones at the catchers, not to mention resistance...