UP Man Held for Cow Slaughter; Police Threaten 'Half Encounter' as Family Resist Arrest

UP man held for cow slaughter; police threaten 'half encounter' as family resist arrest

The family of a 33-year-old Muslim man has accused Uttar Pradesh police of forcibly arresting him on allegations of cow slaughter on Friday, September 19, threatening the family with ‘half encounter.’ Allah Meher Qureshi alias Majid, a resident of Khanpur village in Moradabad district, works in the buffalo dairy industry. On Friday, the Mundha Pandey police dragged him from his house on charges of illegal cow slaughter, despite his family’s effo…

Police threatens Muslim Man with ‘half encounter’, forcibly picked up on suspicion of cow slaughter in Moradabad

A family in Khanpur village of Moradabad district in Uttar Pradesh has accused the police of storming into their home, forcibly taking away a family member on allegations of cow slaughter, snatching the CCTV DVR, and threatening the family with a “half encounter” of a family member accused of cow slaughter. Allah Meher Qureshi alias Majid (33) was allegedly dragged out of his house as his family resisted on September 19 and arrested on charges o…