Gujarat Muslim Gets 3 Years In Jail And Rs 10,000 Fine For Possessing 40 KG Of Beef

Admin 09-May-2016 13:12:59 Inothernews

A local court in Gandevi taluka of Navsari district sentenced a man to three years imprisonment for possessing beef. Judicial magistrate first class C Y Vyas on Friday sentenced Rafik Illyasbhai Khalifa (35) to three years in jail and also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on him, while convicting him under relevant sections of the Gujarat Animal Preservation (Amendment) Act, 2011.

Meanwhile, another accused, Hanif Yusufbhai Mamniyat, a butcher arrested in connection with the same case, was acquitted by the court for want of evidence against him.