Cow protection law comes into force in Haryana

Haryana’s cow protection law has come into force with effect from Thursday after President Pranab Mukherjee's assent, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said while praising three Muslim legislators for supporting the Bill in the Assembly. With the issuance of notification of the Bill today, cow slaughter in Haryana will now attract a rigorous imprisonment ranging from three years to 10 years.

"The Gauvansh Sanrakshan and Gausamvardhan Bill has come into force from today," Khattar said. The chief minister formally released the notification of the Bill during a function.