Dehradun, April 2 -- In a joint effort by the police forces of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, a gang involved in cow and buffalo slaughter has been busted following the discovery of 13 carcasses at the Uttarakhand-Himachal border.

Eight individuals were arrested by the Dehradun police on Tuesday, including a history-sheeter and a gangster with prior involvement in similar crimes.

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ajay Singh, Dehradun district, spoke to ANI regarding the cow-slaughter incident that took place near the Uttarakhand-Himachal border.

"We discovered 13 cow and buffalo carcasses in the Yamuna River, which runs through Vikasnagar, an area bordering Himachal Pradesh. This sparked widespread outrage among animal rights gr...