UP: Cattle slaughter, smuggling punishable under National Security Act

To also be covered by the penal provisions of the National Security Act

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Press Trust of India Lucknow
Last Updated : Jun 07 2017 | 9:15 AM IST
Those involved in cow slaughter and illegal transport of milch animals for slaughter will be booked under the stringent National Security Act and Gangsters Act in Uttar Pradesh.

The directive has been conveyed to all district police chiefs by the state Director General of Police (DGP) Sulkhan Singh.

"NSA and Gangsters Act is to be invoked against those involved in cow slaughter and trafficking of milch animals for slaughter," the DGP's order said.
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