Cops suspect the accused were transporting the cows to a slaughterhouse in Bhiwandi.Slaughter of cows and bulls is banned in Maharashtra. A mob informed the Kongaon police, who rescued the cows and took them to a shelter in Aangao.A doctor at the shelter told police the cows were healthy. R L Shele said the police have got details about the car owner through the RTO.Virar police had rescued a sedated cow and bull being transported in a car for slaughter last October. Police had arrested Irfan Sayed (33), a resident of Kalyan who was driving the car, and Murtuza Shah (20), a labourer from Bhiwandi who was with him. The HC had upheld the beef ban imposed by the state government after enactment of the Maharashtra Animal Preservation (Amendment) Act, which bans slaughter of bulls and bullocks.

Source: Times of India March 28, 2017 02:49 UTC