One held, three booked for cow slaughter in Haryana’s Yamunanagar

The four accused have been booked under sections of the Haryana Gauvansh Sanrakshan and Gausamvardhan Act after alleged cow meat, around 80kg, was found near Nagal Patti village on Sunday

The Yamunanagar police have arrested a local man and booked three others under sections of the Haryana Gauvansh Sanrakshan and Gausamvardhan Act after alleged cow meat, around 80kg, was found near Nagal Patti village on Sunday.

The police said the seized meat has been send to local lab with reports expected this week.

The arrested accused was identified as Irshad, while those who managed to escape have been identified as Hashim, Liyakat and Irfaan. All the accused are locals.

As per the FIR, a team from Pratap Nagar police raided a hut-like structure made to store wheat straw for animals, where about 80 kg of meat was seized, including 60kg packed in 30 packets.

Prithvi Singh, SHO, Pratap Nagar police station, said that Irshad is currently in jail, and the samples of the items were sent to a local lab with reports expected this week.