UP: BJP MLA claims cow slaughter incidents rising' in Bahraich amid lockdown

BJP legislator from Mahasi assembly constituency in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich has alleged that incidents of cow slaughter are rising in the district amid the ongoing COVID-19-induced lockdown.

Sureshwar Singh had written to the state's additional chief secretary (home) on May 6 saying: After lockdown, the incidents of cow slaughter are on the rise in Bahraich district Except calves and bulls, cows are seen in very less numbers."