{"id":6507,"date":"2017-03-31T10:41:49","date_gmt":"2017-03-31T14:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=6507"},"modified":"2017-03-31T10:46:00","modified_gmt":"2017-03-31T14:46:00","slug":"india-state-approves-life-term-killing-cows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2017\/03\/31\/india-state-approves-life-term-killing-cows\/","title":{"rendered":"India state approves life term for killing cows"},"content":{"rendered":"

The western Indian state of Gujarat has passed a law making the slaughter of cows punishable with life imprisonment.<\/p>\n

Under an amendment to the state’s Animal Preservation Act, those found guilty of transporting beef will also be jailed for 10 years.<\/p>\n

The cow is considered sacred by India’s Hindu majority, and killing cows is illegal in many states.<\/p>\n

But the new amendment means Gujarat now has the toughest laws on the issue in the country.<\/p>\n

Offenders will face heavy fines, as well as time behind bars. The penalty for either act has been doubled from 50,000 rupees ($771; \u00a3618) to 100,000 rupees.<\/p>\n

Gujarat Minister of State Pradipsinh Jadeja told reporters that the cow was a symbol of Indian culture and the amendments to the act had been made “in consultation with the people”.<\/p>\n

Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has also spoken repeatedly of “harsh” punishment for those who kill cows.<\/p>\n

The new laws will come into effect from Saturday.<\/p>\n

Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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