Mohammad Ameen, 22, a resident of Malegaon in Maharashtra’s Nashik district, was found guilty of violating the Gujarat Animal Preservation (Amendment) Act, 2017, the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, the Gujarat Control of Animal Transport Order, 1975, the Gujarat Essential Commodities and Animal Control Act, 2015, as well as the Central Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Act, 2015, by a sessions court at Vyara in Tapi.

He was given a “rigorous punishment to life and a fine of Rs. 5 lakh” for breaking Sections 5, 6, and 7 of the Gujarat Animal Preservation Act, 1954 read with Sections 6 (a)(1) and 8 (2) of the Gujarat Animal Preservation (Amendment) Act, 2017, in addition to other smaller sentences and fines that will run concurrently.

“Cow is not only an animal, but it is the mother…. None is so grateful as a cow. A cow is the living planet of 68 crore holy places and 33 crore gods…. The day when no drop of cow blood drops on the earth, all problems of the Earth will be solved and its well-being will be established. There is much talk of cow protection and cow rearing, but it is not put to practice,” the court said.

“Science has proved that houses made of cow dung are not affected by atomic radiation. The use of Gaumutra,(cow urine )is a cure for many incurable diseases,” it said in the judgment.

While quoting Hindu scriptures the court said that “ If cows become extinct the universe will also cease to exist. We can’t imagine Universe without cows.”

“Vedas also sit in cows. The origin of the Vedas with all its six organs is because of a cow,” it said.