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Nine arrested for cow slaughter in UP

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Press Trust of India Muzaffarnagar
Nine people, including five women, were arrested today for cow slaughter and three quintals of beef was seized from them during a raid on two houses here, police said.

Acting on a tip-off, police conducted the raid in Khatoli town and seized the bovine meat from the spot, Circle Officer Rajive Kumar Singh said.

A case was registered under the Uttar Pradesh Prevention Of Cow Slaughter Act, 1955, and all nine accused were arrested, Singh said.

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First Published: Dec 29 2017 | 9:55 PM IST

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