Haryana: Alleged cow smuggler shot dead, three policemen injured

As the police fired, one of the alleged smugglers died while the others managed to escape.

The Haryana government, last year, passed Haryana Gauvansh Sanrakshan and Gausamvardhan Act under which cow slaughter was made punishable for upto 10 years in prison.

Haryana police also launched a 24-hour helpline number in July to curb the incidents of cow smuggling/slaughter by receiving information of such incidents from the people.

The incidents of cow vigilantism or ‘gau raksha’ are also rampant in the state as two people were forced to consume ‘panchgavya’, cow dung concoction, after they were allegedly caught transporting beef in Faridabad, Haryana.