Jharkhand to strictly enforce Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act

The Act stops cow slaughter and the sale of beef in the state

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Press Trust of India Ranchi
Last Updated : May 05 2015 | 8:51 AM IST
Jharkhand will strictly enforce the Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, 2005, to stop cow slaughter and sale of beef in the state.

"The deputy commissioners have been asked to enforce the Act strictly," Animal Husbandry Secretary Pradip Kumar told PTI here today.

The Act was already there and letters have been sent to all district deputy commissioners in this regard, he added.

During his budget speech on March 3 last, Chief Minister Raghubar Das had underlined that the Act would be enforced effectively in Jharkhand and a complete ban would be imposed on smuggling of cows.

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First Published: May 04 2015 | 11:28 PM IST

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