LUCKNOW, Sept. 17 -- The Uttar Pradesh Police took significant action against cow slaughter and smuggling cases between January 1, 2024, and August 31, 2025, said senior police officials in a press note shared by state police headquarters here on Tuesday.

"During this period, 699 cases of cow slaughter and 1200 cases of cow smuggling were registered. A total of 2,279 and 2,709 accused were arrested in these cases respectively, while 539 and 568 accused respectively surrendered in court due to police pressure," the officials said.

They further said the police took stringent action against the accused, including booking 539 under the Goonda Act and 6 under the National Security Act (NSA) in cow slaughter cases. In cow smuggling cases, 476...