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Kathmandu Sunday May 13, 2001 Baishakh 30, 2058.
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Law silent over export of cattle
Post Report
HETAUDA, May 12 - Law of the land is silent over the export
of cattle, especially cows, to slaughter them in foreign countries. A cow is worshipped as
a holy animal by the Hindus and anyone killing it is sentenced to life imprisonment.
However, a large number of cows and calves are sold to India
and Bangladesh to use them as meat through various customs points between Nepal and India.
Superintendent of Police in Hetauda, Narendra Kumar Khaling,
said that the law enforcing bodies could not prevent such cattle from being exported to
foreign countries, especially in India.
SP Khaling, however, said police do not allow such cattle to
be exported from the customs points.
A vague arrangement that was included in the Civil Code about
38 years ago with a view to preventing cattle smuggling into other countries has not been
amended so far, said district attorney, Krishna Jibi Ghimire, adding that the arrangement
was unable to deal with the organised racket of cattle smuggling.
Police in Makawanpur have recently captured three trucks full
of cows which were being sold to India. However, the authorities themselves are not clear
whether it is legal to arrest the people who transport cattle from one country to another
part of the country.
"We cannot take action against any one based on
suspicion," a police official said.
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