a steak dinner in Mumbai nowadays could land you in prison for up to five years and cost you more than $150 in fines.
Indian President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 approved a bill that strictly bans the slaughter of cows, along with the sale, consumption or even possession of beef in the state of Maharashtra, where Mumbai is located. The bill will also include a ban on the slaughter of bulls and bullocks, but not water buffaloes.
India's Hindu majority reveres cows, and several states already restrict the sale or consumption of beef. According to the BBC, the Maharashtra beef ban is the toughest in India so far.
Despite the sensitivities, Reuters reports, India has become one of the top exporters of beef after Brazil. The industry in Maharashtra is run predominantly by Muslims, who make up roughly 13 percent of India's 1.2 billion population. There are efforts underway to challenge the ban.
The wire service says there was a surge of raids in February on trucks carrying cattle headed for slaughter. Owners say Hindu nationalists stopped about 10 trucks, released the cattle and beat the drivers.
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