Cow smugglers arrested in Meerut, truck seized
Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India 
19 February, 2025
Case Summary
Meerut police arrested three Rajasthan-based cow smugglers and seized a truck used in the crime. The case was registered on February 20, 2025, at Sarurpur police station after Sub-Inspector Ajit Kumar Shakya reported that suspects were loading stray cows from a sugarcane field in Patholi village into truck number RJ 29 GB 3388. The police booked them under the Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act (Sections 3/5A/8) and Section 11 of the Animal Cruelty Act. Acting on directives from senior officers, Sarurpur police arrested the accused, Shravan (31) from Bansur, and Manohar (59) and Haider (32) from Alwar, on February 26.
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
Others
Perpetrators Range
From 2 To 5
Perpetrators Gender
male
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