Tracking down those behind cow slaughter top priority, says Meerut IG

Meerut | Friday | 7th December, 2018

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Violence broke out in Syana tehsil of the district on Monday after alleged cow slaughter in the area.“Why were the cows slaughtered? We have to forensically test the evidence before we act against anyone,” IG Kumar said. Meerut: Even as there is little progress in the probe into mob violence in which inspector Subodh Kumar Singh was killed in Bulandshahr, IG (Meerut range) Ram Kumar, who is heading the SIT to probe the case, said on Thursday that tracing down the people behind cow slaughter remains their “top priority”. Who brought it, why & under what circumstances?” OP Singh DGP UP had said.CM Yogi Adityanath had on Tuesday night ordered a probe into alleged cow slaughter.According to the official press release, the CM told the officials: “Tough action needs to be taken against those who carried out cow slaughter. While he has already uploaded a video claiming his innocence, police claim that they cannot act against anyone without credible evidence.“We can act only on the evidence..