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Madhya Pradesh: Muslim man embraces Sanatan Dharma after being traumatised by animal slaughter on Bakrid celebrations

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Distressed by the practice of animal slaughter during Bakrid since his youth, a Muslim man named Bilal from Madhya Pradesh voluntarily embraced Hinduism.
Crime

‘My son was sacrificed on Bakrid’, says mother of Surya Chauhan, refuses to perform last rites until killer Asad is encountered, friend says he...

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The family of 17-year-old Surya Chauhan, who was killed by his Muslim friends on Bakrid, has refused to perform his last rites even as...
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West Bengal: E-rickshaw driver Zafar Ali Sheikh commits suicide after being denied permission by his wife to carry out animal slaughter during Eid

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Zafar's son, Badsha, said, "The family was a little scared that cows couldn't be slaughtered this year during Eid. My mother did not want to make any animal sacrifice."
News Reports

Calcutta HC dismisses petition by TMC and Communists challenging restrictions on cow slaughter in West Bengal: Read what the court said when they...

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The impugned notification was issued by the newly elected BJP government in West Bengal in compliance with the already existing West Bengal Animal Slaughter Control Act, 1950. The Act has been effective in the state for 76 years and was passed with the objective of increasing the supply of milk and avoiding the wastage of animal power needed for agricultural improvement. 
Government and Policy

Calcutta HC refuses to stay restrictions on cattle slaughter in West Bengal, rejects pleas by TMC, CPI-ML saying cow slaughter is not an essential...

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A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court on Thursday dismissed a batch of petitions challenging the West Bengal government’s recent public notice imposing...
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Communists move Calcutta HC against Bengal govt’s cattle slaughter certification mandate, call it an assault on Muslim religious freedom: Read what the law says

Aditi -
The Act specifically prohibits the slaughter of bulls, bullocks, cows, calves, male and female buffaloes, buffalo calves, and castrated buffaloes.
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West Bengal: Adhikari govt mandates certification before slaughter, bulls and buffaloes, violations to attract 6 months’ jail and fine

OpIndia Staff -
Citing Calcutta High Court orders, the West Bengal government said animals covered under the 1950 Act can be slaughtered only after certification and only at municipal or locally identified slaughterhouses.
News Reports

Ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, cattle smuggled from India largely missing in Bangladesh markets this year due to enhanced border vigilance: Reports

OpIndia Staff -
As a side-effect of heightened vigilance on India-Bangladesh border, smuggling of cattle from India to Bangladesh has also come down significantly, which increases during Eid-ul-Azha
News Reports

Morocco, with 99% Muslim population, bans animal slaughter on Bakrid – Read why King Mohammed VI has taken this unprecedented step

OpIndia Staff -
Ahead of Eid-ul-Adha or Bakrid, African country Morocco, which as a 99 per cent Muslim population, has banned animal slaughter this year.
News Reports

Goa: Illegal slaughterhouse operating in residential area raided, 2 bovines and over 800 kgs of animal fat recovered; accused Aslam was using it to...

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During the raid, the Goa police recovered 2 bovines; 41 containers, each filled with 20 kgs of animal fat, teak logs, large ropes, weapons, and dry rotten meat packed in tins
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