<div align="justify">Two people have been arrested in Shamli district after they were allegedly found preparing to illegally slaughter buffaloes, police said today. Six buffaloes were found from a house Azad chowk area of Shamli city during an early morning raid by the police yesterday, they said.<br /><br />Dil Nawaz and Rafiq were arrested while they were allegedly preparing to illegally slaughter the buffaloes, a police official said. A case under Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act has been registered against the duo, the official said.<br /><br />The arrests come amid the Uttar Pradesh government launching a crackdown on illegal slaughter houses and meat shops across the state since Aditya Nath Yogi becoming the chief minister. <br /></div>
<div align="justify">Two people have been arrested in Shamli district after they were allegedly found preparing to illegally slaughter buffaloes, police said today. Six buffaloes were found from a house Azad chowk area of Shamli city during an early morning raid by the police yesterday, they said.<br /><br />Dil Nawaz and Rafiq were arrested while they were allegedly preparing to illegally slaughter the buffaloes, a police official said. A case under Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act has been registered against the duo, the official said.<br /><br />The arrests come amid the Uttar Pradesh government launching a crackdown on illegal slaughter houses and meat shops across the state since Aditya Nath Yogi becoming the chief minister. <br /></div>