Hapur Police Arrest Four Wanted in Cow Slaughter Case, Weapons and Car Recovered

Simbhavali police in Hapur district have arrested four wanted accused in connection with a cow slaughter case. The arrests were made as part of an ongoing campaign to prevent crime and apprehend wanted and warrant accused in the district, police said.

The arrested suspects have been identified as Bachchan, son of Chhunnan, a resident of Mirzapur Shohra village in Badaun district; Zeeshan, son of Ismail; Shan Mohammad, son of Jameel, both residents of Thamla village in Moradabad district; and Shahzad, son of Irshad, a resident of Azizpur in Rampur district.

Police said two country-made pistols, two live cartridges, two knives, equipment used for cow slaughter and a red Volkswagen Polo car were recovered from the accused. The recoveries were made during the action by the Simbhavali police team.

According to the police, a case had earlier been registered under the Animal Cruelty Act after meat was found in a vehicle on the NH highway in the Simbhavali police station area. The unidentified persons allegedly left the vehicle at the spot and fled.

During the investigation into that case, a section of the Cow Slaughter Act was added to the case. The names of the four accused came to light during the investigation, following which they were declared wanted in the case.

Simbhavali police station in-charge Arvind Chaudhary said that the police team arrested all four wanted accused during checking. The arrests took place about 20 metres from the canal bridge at Badda village.

The red Volkswagen Polo car recovered from the spot has been detained under Section 207 of the Motor Vehicles Act. Police said that the required legal action is being taken against the arrested accused.