CHITWAN: Chitwan Police have detained two persons on the charge of butchering a cow in Chitwan.

The arrestees - Rana Bahadur Sarki and Bikram Sarki - of Bharatpur Municipality-21 were held in possession of beef, officials informed.

Provisions of Criminal (Code) Act 2017 prohibit the slaughter of cow and oxen, and if found guilty, the perpetrator(s) must serve 3-year-imprisonment.