Saharanpur (UP): The Saharanpur district police arrested six cow slaughterers after an encounter with them in a house, officials said on Wednesday. The remains of slaughtered cattle, cutting implements, a country-made pistol and a few live cartridges were recovered from the possession of the accused. Two accused are absconding.
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Superintendent of Police (city) Rajesh Kumar said, “Acting on an intelligence input, our team raided a house under the Deoband police station limits. Eight people were found to be involved in cow slaughter there. Six of them have been arrested.” He also said that the police launched a search for the absconding accused.