PoliticsPhoto: Deccan HeraldGujarat Court Sentences Three to Life for Cow Slaughter
A sessions court in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, sentenced three men—Wasim Kureshi, Mohammed Rafiq Kureshi, and Asfak Bahelim—to rigorous life imprisonment for cow slaughter. The court cited Manusmriti and Vedas, emphasizing cows as 'mothers of the universe' and culturally revered. The accused bought old or non-milking cows and buffaloes to slaughter and sell meat, violating the Gujarat Animal Preservation and Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Acts.
Deccan Herald··Ahmedabad




