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Three meat shops torched in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras, police register case The attack on the meat shops comes in the wake of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath cracking down on slaughterhouses. IndiaToday.in | Edited by Kritika Banerjee New Delhi, March 22, 2017 | UPDATED 14:02 IST [Video] HIGHLIGHTS 1Three meat shops set on fire in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district 2The attack comes in the wake of Yogi Adityanath's crackdown on slaughterhouses 3Yogi Adityanath has ordered a blanket ban on smuggling of cows Three meat shops have been torched by unknown persons in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district. Police have registered a case in the incident which took place on Tuesday night. The attack on the meat shops comes in the wake of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's crackdown on slaughterhouses. Yogi Adityanath has directed the UP police to prepare an action plan for closure of slaughterhouses in the state, according to PTI. The new chief minister has also ordered a blanket ban on smuggling of cows. CRACKING DOWN ON ILLEGAL SLAUGHTERHOUSES Raids are being conducted across the state to identify illegal slaughterhouses and seal them. On Tuesday, at least 15 illegal slaughter houses were sealed in Ghaziabad. Four illegal slaughterhouses were sealed in Kanpur on Tuesday night. In Meerut, police are raiding slaughterhouses across the district to check if they are being run illegally. Similarly in Azamgarh, around half a dozen illegal slaughterhouses have been sealed. The BJP in its election manifesto for Uttar Pradesh had promised strict action against illegal slaughter houses. ALSO READ: Yogi Adityanath's Uttar Pradesh: Meat traders, butchers feel the heat, shut slaughterhouses in panic Adityanath: 7 things that you may expect Yogi to do as Uttar Pradesh CM ALSO WATCH [Video] -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
