The Uttar Pradesh police late Sunday arrested two people in Subhash Nagar after they were caught stealing two cows. The incident took place in Uttar Pradesh’s Mughalsarai.
The duo was caught stealing a cow and a calf of a local. They were then chased by the local and a group of other people after the owner raised an alarm.
“They were caught by the local with the help of other people. A case of theft has been registered. We have ordered an investigation. As far as the thrashing is concerned, action will be taken,” said SK Singh, SP Chandauli.
Earlier, Goa stared a beef shortage with traders suspending import of the meat from neighbouring Karnataka alleging harassment by cow vigilantes.
An association of traders said its members have stopped procuring beef from Belagavi in Karnataka. It will continue till the state government takes steps to stop harassment by cow vigilante groups, it said. “Harassment by these groups has increased in the state since Christmas. Traders have now decided not to import beef as trucks ferrying the meat are being stopped and confiscated in the name of illegality,” Manna Bepari, President, All Goa Qureshi Meat Traders Association, told PTI. Due to this, the state now faces a beef shortage, he said.