India News | Five Held for Cow Slaughter in UP's Saharanpur

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Saharanpur (UP), Dec 16 (PTI) Five people were arrested on Saturday in connection with a cow slaughter incident in this district, police said.

Superintendent of Police (Rural) Sagar Jain said the Fatehpur police arrested Javed, his father Ayub, his brother Shavez along with Naiem and Afzal in connection with the case registered under the Uttar Pradesh Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act.

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The incident occurred on December 10 on the occasion of a family function hosted by the main accused Javed. The local police have alleged that Javed and other accused slaughtered a cow for the occasion.

Police had earlier arrested three other accused in connection with the same incident.

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(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)

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