Muzaffarnagar, Jul 1 (PTI) Two people were arrested on charges of cow slaughter here and one quintal of meat was seized from them, police said Monday.

They were nabbed from a jungle in Nirdhana village on Sunday after an encounter, they said.

Circle Officer Dhananjay Singh told reporters that two pistols and cartridges were also seized from them.

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