Cattle, Culture, and Crime: The Hidden Agenda at Aarey Milk Factory against Hindu Rituals, Beliefs and Festivals in Mumbai

Mumbai: The Aarey Milk Factory and its leadership may take pride in their legacy, but mounting evidence shows the institution has been complicit in systematically undermining Hindu culture, rituals, and festivals—particularly those linked to Lord Shiva and his family. What was once land allotted for milk production has today become the epicentre of experiments, scams, and cultural sabotage.

Crimeophobia, the criminology firm known globally for its work on organised crime, traces this crisis back to the 19th century when indigenous Indian cows were targeted and sidelined. Global dairy experiments replaced sacred cow milk with buffalo milk, and native breeds were destroyed through IVF cross-breeding, ushering in the dominance of A1 milk. What was portrayed as science was in reality a cultural displacement, striking at the very heart of Sanatan Dharma by removing the sacred cow from Hindu life.

The attack has now extended from cattle to culture. Thaipusam, honouring Lord Murugan, Shiva’s elder son, involves devotees carrying decorated kavadis (wooden or metal structures), walking barefoot for miles, and performing piercing rituals as acts of penance and gratitude mainly by Hindus from Southern part of India. Despite its deeply spiritual nature, the festival has been restricted. Ganesh Utsav, celebrating Shiva’s younger son, Lord Ganesha, brings communities together for 10 days of worship, aartis, cultural programs, processions, and finally immersion (visarjan) of idols in water, symbolising the cycle of creation and dissolution. Restrictions on this festival struck at Maharashtra’s cultural heart. Most recently, the Kanwar Yatra, the sacred pilgrimage to Lord Shiva, was objected as well. Here, millions of Kanwariyas (devotees) carry holy Ganga water (alternatively from other lakes/rivers if Ganga River isn’t accessible), on their shoulders across long distances, chanting “Bol Bam” and offering the water at Shiva temples in devotion and discipline. None of these practices cause environmental harm, yet they face restrictions, objections and complaints by so-called Environment Activist.

These are not accidents—they form a pattern: first the elder son, then the younger, and finally the father. This, Crimeophobia argues, is a deliberate dismantling of Hindu identity disguised as administration, while the global diary experiment on Cows which are extremely sacred to Hindu believes were also washed off from Mumbai’s Aarey.

While most of these experiments and restrictions have been imposed directly by Aarey Milk Factory, a few overlapping jurisdictions with Sanjay Gandhi National Park under the Forest Department have allowed minor involvement. However, the systematic nature of these bans was completely unheard of until so-called environmental activists suffered a humiliating defeat when their protests against the Metro Car Shed in Aarey were brutally rejected. The shame of that rejection is now being avenged on Hindu rituals and festivals, with illogical protests weaponised against Sanatan Dharma and directly supported by Aarey Milk Factory. In fact, Aarey Colony—originally allotted for milk production—stands out as one of the rare places in the country where a factory CEO has assumed the role of banning and restricting Hindu festivals but has zero milk production activities been carried. Crimeophobia Team under the leadership of Criminologist Snehil Dhall had already filed multiple complaints for Aarey Milk Factory misusing the land for the purpose it was allotted to them but no establishing legal action has been taken to date.

Environmental activists who demanded such bans stand exposed. Only the immersion of Ganesh idols involves environmental concerns regarding water pollution. Thaipusam poses no ecological threat. Kanwar Yatra has no environmental impact. The fact that these festivals were banned without cause reveals that the motive was never protection of the environment but silencing of Hindu faith. Whether Aarey Milk Factory acted independently or under pressure from activists is unclear, but the outcome remains the same: repeated attacks on Sanatan Dharma. This raises the uncomfortable question—has Aarey become a testing ground for Sharia-style restrictions, or is there another hidden agenda at play?

The injustice deepens when considering local law enforcement’s refusal to act. A Muslim man has illegally taken over an ancient Hindu temple in Aarey, declaring himself its caretaker. The police have refused to even register an FIR, while the same so-called environmental activists who oppose Hindu festivals extend him protection. The same Aarey Milk Factory referred in a handwritten document that a case was registered against the encroachment by this muslim man, however, Aarey Police Station continues to remain unaware. In addition, the Aarey Milk Factory has also observed of intentionally allotting qabristan land next to other Hindu Temples to ignite communal violence. This double standard—silencing Hindu practices while shielding encroachers—exposes a dangerous bias that cannot be ignored.

Crimeophobia’s investigations further reveal that Aarey has mutated into what it calls a “Scam Complex Estate”—a hub where money laundering, human and sex trafficking, and arms & ammunition smuggling have been repeatedly reported. Shockingly, this criminal nexus flourishes in the shadow of local, regional, state, and central security agencies who maintain offices, training camps, and headquarters in the same area. The question is unavoidable: how can such crimes thrive under the watch of India’s own security establishment?

In response, Crimeophobia has launched Project Teesri Aankh (Third Eye) under its CSR wing, the Ministry of Happiness, to expose these patterns nationally. The initiative will investigate how industrial estates and factories are being misused to ban Hindu festivals and enable organised crime, and will mobilise awareness and accountability. Leading this struggle is Criminologist Snehil Dhall, who has been fighting these cases with documented evidence and criminological reports.

His legal battle continues against both the systemic suppression of Hindu faith and the unchecked criminal networks thriving in Aarey. Dhall asserts that this is no longer a matter of isolated bans but a coordinated attack on Sanatan Dharma, hidden beneath the language of environment and development. “The land was meant for milk production, yet no milk exists today. What remains are scams, criminal syndicates, and repeated cultural violations. The time has come not only to expose Aarey Milk Factory but to shut it down and hold every responsible party accountable,” Dhall declared.

Crimeophobia demands the immediate registration of FIRs, a full judicial inquiry, and accountability from both government agencies and so-called activists. The team warns that if these crimes and cultural attacks continue unchecked, Aarey will not just be remembered as Mumbai’s Milk Colony but as the ground zero of a calculated attempt to dismantle Hindu faith under the shadow of organised crime.