Special protection teams to check cow slaughter in U'khand
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has directed the formation of special protection teams to counter instances of cow smuggling and slaughter in the state. The teams, comprising 11 police personnel each, have been constituted in Kumaon and Garhwal regions. The Uttarakhand Assembly in July made cow slaughter a punishable offence, attracting three to 10 years of prison term.