One person was arrested in South Goa for his alleged involvement in illegal cow slaughter while three of his accomplices are on the run, police here said.
The accused, identified as Mubarak Pathan, was arrested on Wednesday in a raid by Maina Curtorim police station officials for illegal cow slaughter, a police spokesperson said.
Three of his aides, identified as Nazir Pathan, Raja and Felix Sequeira, managed to flee the spot, they said.
A case has been registered under relevant sections of the IPC, Goa, Daman & Diu Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, 1978, Goa Animal Preservation Act, 1995, and Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, the spokesperson added.
