A converted Christian named Markush Kindo brutally beat up a cow, hanged and killed her behind a church. A complaint was lodged and Kindo was later arrested.
Prabhu Chauhan, the Minister of State for Animal Husbandry informed that there would be soon a ban on cow slaughter, sale of beef, transportation of cows and calves to slaughter houses.
A cattle owner Om Prakash Agrawal in Ginjri village in Umaria District on 17th June lodged a complaint with the local Police alleging that his cow was fed ‘explosive-mixed’ food by the unidentified miscreant, leading to grievous wounds in her lower jaw and mouth.
Police seized 2,572 cowhides from homes and warehouses of religious fanatics in a Muslim dominated Jamalgarh area of Mewat District. A search operation was undertaken upon receiving information about large-scale cow slaughtering in this area.
The Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh Government on 9th June approved passing of an Ordinance aimed at protecting cows and preventing crimes related to cow-slaughter.
The U.P Government approved a draft ordinance making a provision for the maximum imprisonment term to ten years from the existing seven years and maximum penalty to 5 lakhs from three lakhs. The Uttar Pradesh Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, 1955 was implemented in the State on January 6, 1956.
A group of more than 100 religious fanatics attacked a team of Police on 26th May which had gone to Jhinjhana area in Shamli district to arrest the cow slaughterer Afzal.