Madhya Pradesh Police areconstantly making efforts to maintain communal harmony and law and order in the state.
As per the intention of Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav, Madhya Pradesh Police is taking prompt action towards banning the slaughter of cows and open sale of meat and illegal transportation in the state.
On the instructions of the Police Headquarters, the police in every district activated its intelligence system and took prompt action by identifying the transport route as a surveillance, which has yielded remarkable results.
After assuming office, Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav, during a meeting held at the Police Headquarters in December 2023, the police were instructed to take strict action against illegal transportation of cows in the state.
In line with these instructions, the police have registered a total of 575 cases related to illegal cows in the last 6 months. In these cases, 1121 criminals have been arrested and 7524 cows have been freed. In this action, 342 vehicles transporting illegally have also been seized so far.
It was necessary for the police to keep an eye on illegal transportation at a confidential level. Therefore, the Police Headquarters prepared an action plan by doing a thorough analysis of the trends and routes of illegal transportation of cows in the last 10 years.
On the basis of which it became clear to the police that the border districts of the south and west of MP like Balaghat, Seoni, Chhindwara, Barwani, Khargone, Burhanpur, Ujjain, Ratlam, Neemuch etc. are most affected by the illegal transportation of cows.
The police are taking prompt and careful action in all these areas. It has also been learned that many times the criminals who illegally transport cows try to take out the cows from the main roads through the forest and village's unpaved path, special attention is also being paid to this and in many cases the accused were caught from these places.
It is worth noting that on June 11, 2024, all the collectors and SPs of the state were directed by Chief Minister Dr. Yadav during video conferencing to take special action on illegal transportation of cows. In compliance with these instructions, the police ensured strict action on illegal transportation of cows by running a special campaign in the entire state from 13 to 20 June 2024 last week. During this campaign, 70 cases of illegal transportation of cows were registered in the entire state. In this, action was taken against 124 accused and 38 vehicles were seized and 528 animals were freed.
Under the Madhya Pradesh Cow Slaughter Prohibition Act, illegal transportation of beef and cows is banned in Madhya Pradesh. Defining beef and cows in the Act, their slaughter and illegal transportation has been prohibited. Similarly, slaughter of cows is also prohibited under the Madhya Pradesh Krishak Pashu Parikshan Act.
The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act also prohibits beating, excessive riding, loading and causing any kind of pain or torture to any animal. Recently, the district officials were specially informed and trained regarding the provisions of the Act.
