Two Muslims arrested for cow slaughter, one quintal meat recovered
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India 
24 February, 2025
Case Summary
In Chakeri, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, the police arrested two Muslims for cow slaughter. The police recovered one quintal of meat and tools used for slaughtering cattle from them. According to media reports, the police conducted a raid and during this raid, one quintal of meat, cattle slaughtering tools and electronic weighing scales were recovered from the deep freezer kept there. The arrested accused were identified as Mohammad Riyaz and Mohammad Hasan. The police stated that both of them slaughtered cows and sold their meat. A case was registered against both the accused under the Cow Slaughter Prevention Act and the recovered meat was sent to the Animal Husbandry Department's lab in Mathura for testing.
Why it is Hate Crime ?
The cow is considered sacred in the Hindu religion. Often, cows are slaughtered by non-Hindu perpetrators as a mark of insult to the Hindu faith. There have been several documented cases throughout history where cow slaughter is used as a method to insult the Hindu faith, convert Hindus (by force-feeding beef) and desecrate temples. In all cases of cow slaughter, there is a suspicion of religious animosity against Hindus working as a motivating factor, however, in the absence of any concrete indication, this case is being categorised as Undecided. If more details emerge, it would be added to the Hate Crime Database.
Case Status
Arrested
Perpetrators Details
Perpetrators
Muslim Extremists
Perpetrators Range
From 2 To 5
Perpetrators Gender
male
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