in some instances, even a deadly threat to humans. the bbc s nitin srivastava reports from rural uttar pradesh in northern india. widowed a few months ago, this woman had stopped eating or interacting with family. her 55 year old husband was killed by a stray cow outside his home. translation: his face | was smashed, intestines ruptured and chest crushed. he died much before we reached the hospital. it was a very painful death. india has a cattle population of more than 200 million, which does not include almost five million stray cows, multiplying fast. the issue of roaming cows is a big political issue here. riding high on the support of majority hindus, in 2017 india s ruling pjp came back to power