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Indian State Raises Sentence for Cow Slaughter to Ten Years in Prison
No burgers for you![BREITBART] The Indian state of Uttar Pradesh announced on Tuesday increased penalties for crimes against cows, considered sacred by Hindus, including up to ten years in prison and a fine of up to 500,000 Indian rupees ($6,607), the Times of India (TOI) reported. State government authorities have amended the 1955 Uttar Pradesh Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act to include stricter punishments for anyone who harms cows or endangers their lives. People found guilty of slaughtering a cow will now face a minimum of three years in prison and a maximum sentence of ten years. Before, there was no minimum jail term for the offense, and the maximum penalty was seven years behind bars. Under a new "endangering life" category, people who endanger a cow’s life, such as by denying it food or water, or cause "injury" to cows by trying to illegally transport them, will face a prison term ranging from one to seven years. In addition, authorities will now publicly identify offenders, placing the name and photograph of the accused in prominent places of business in his area of residence. News of the new ordinance comes shortly after Indian police announced last month that they were investigating the latest case of a Moslem man killed by "Hindu cow vigilantes" after he slaughtered a cow in Indian-administered Kashmir  ...a disputed territory lying between India and Pakistain. After partition, the Paks grabbed half of it and call it Azad (Free) Kashmir. The remainder they refer to as "Indian Occupied Kashmir". They have fought four wars with India over it, the score currently 4-0 in New Delhi's favor. After 72 years of this nonsense, India cut the Gordian knot in 2019, removing the area's special status, breaking off Ladakh as a separate state, and allowing people from other areas to settle (or in the case of the Pandits, to resettle) there.... , where the killing of cows is also banned. Posted by: Fred 2020-06-12 |
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