Three booked for slaughtering calves in Maharashtra
Reports said Malegaon police have seized the meat and started a case against three accused who are absconding.
If convicted under the new law, the accused will be sentenced to five-year jail term with an an additional fine of Rs 10,000.
Under the new law in Maharashtra, even possession of beef is a crime.
Cow slaughter has been banned in Maharashtra since 1976 but the new Act bans slaughter of bulls and bullocks also, though it it allows the slaughter of buffaloes.
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