The Uttar Pradesh police on Tuesday claimed to have nabbed the main culprits of the cow slaughter incident in Bulandshahr a fortnight after two persons died during mob violence over discovery of cow carcasses. The police even claimed that the accused were on course to committing another cow slaughter when they were arrested. Circle Officer Syana Raghvendra Kumar Mishra said one of the accused, Kala, had in the past spent time in jail over cow slaughter. This was not the only cow slaughter committed by the accused, police said. Meanwhile, the police arrested two more persons accused in the mob violence case, taking the total to 19.

Source: The Hindu December 18, 2018 18:11 UTC