It is perhaps for the first time that butchers are given jail term by court for slaughter of cows.

In 1997, Mangrol (Junagadh district) PSI Sarvaiya raided illegal slaughter house in Gadar area and rescued 72 cattle including 32 calves. Police had filed case against 22 butchers and chargesheeted them in 2005.

A court in Mangrol this week gave three years imprisonment and Rs. 2500 fine to 22 convicts under IPS section 295(K), 429, 109, 114, and Animals cruelty act 11(D), BP act 119. Six convicts were dead during trial. The court of judge Agrawal has permitted 16 convicts to approach higher court till 30th of May.

A list of convicts
Suleman Mahida alias Khataro
Ibrahim Hussain Popat
Harun Musa Patlawala
Hanif Patel alias Gando
Suleman Musa Kala alias Langdo
Amad Hussain Dhameria alias Thandak
Amad
Harun Musa Haji
Yusuf Umar Chhabu
Faruq Amadbhbha
Amad Hussain Halani
Harun Amadbhabha alias Mamji
Hanif Hussain Hallani,
Ibrahim Ahmed Kalvat alias Vaghvo
Musa Hasam Bhabha alias Mamji
Muhammad Musa Hajiba
Kasam Musa Hajiba
Sulaiman Hussain Bobda alias Fodlo
Yusuf Musa Hajiba
Abdul Muhammad Mahida alias Khataro
Yusuf Muhammad Hakim Patel
Adam Ibrahim Kabal

Those six who died during trial
Kasam Musa Hajiba
Sulaiman Hussain Bobda alias Fodlo
Yusuf Musa Hajiba
Abdul Muhammad Mahida alias Khataro
Yusuf Muhammad Hakim Patel
Adam Ibrahim Kabal