Maha police issues circular for protection of cattle traders
The order specifies that it is illegal for private individuals to stop and check vehicles carrying cattle.
The circular by special inspector general (law and order) Manoj Kumar Sharma came after a meeting where deputy CM and NCP chief
Ajit Pawar
issued instructions to stop gau-rakshaks (cow vigilantes) from checking livestock vehicles and harassing transporters and those involved in livestock business.
A week ago, a delegation of the Federation of Maharashtra Muslims and the Qureshi community, which is traditionally associated with the meat trade, called on Pawar alleging harassment and torture, mainly in rural areas.
They spoke of cases foisted on them. They said this had impacted the trade in livestock and animal products. Those who attended the meeting included former minister Nawab Malik, his daughter and MLA Sana Malik and prominent members of the Qureshi community besides DGP Rashmi Shukla and Mumbai police commissioner Deven Bharti.
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Extortion is on the rise, vehicles carrying buffalo are being seized illegally without any authority. As per legal provisions, transportation of buffalo is in accordance with the provisions of law,'' Malik said. Sana Malik said several members of the Quresh community have lost their lives in such attacks by vigilantes.
The state has amended the Maharashtra Animal Preservation Act (1976) to ban the slaughter of cow progeny but the trade and slaughter of buffalo is permitted with regulations. The Qureshi community is "a part of Maharashtra's agriculture-based economy" and "no injustice will be allowed to be done to the traders of this community and the farmers who transport animals," the deputy CM had said in a statement after the meeting.
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