India·Source-based summary
Trio gets life sentence for cow slaughter inGujarat, court cites Manusmriti on cow’s significance
Through a 2017 amendment to the Gujarat Animal Preservation Act, 1954, the Gujarat government had enhanced punishment for those found guilty of cow slaughter to life imprisonment, making it the first State in the country to make cow slaughter punishable with such a sentence.
This is a source-based summary, not original reporting by Ebenezer journalists. Source: The Hindu. Ebenezer published 29 Oct 2026, 12:09 pm. Editorial policy.
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