Jharkhand to strictly enforce Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act

RANCHI: Jharkhand will strictly enforce the Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, 2005, to stop cow slaughter and sale of beef in the state.

"The deputy commissioners have been asked to enforce the Act strictly," Animal Husbandry Secretary Pradip Kumar told PTI here today.

The Act was already there and letters have been sent to all district deputy commissioners in this regard, he added.

During his budget speech on March 3 last, Chief Minister Raghubar Das had underlined that the Act would be enforced effectively in Jharkhand and a complete ban would be imposed on smuggling of cows.