The case was registered under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animal Act, police said
The executive officer of the Muzaffarnagar nagar palika and a junior engineer of Bhokarhedi nagar panchayat have been charged for negligence of duty after a cow died at a newly constructed shelter allegedly due to cold, officials said on Sunday.
The Executive Officer, VM Tripathi, and the JE, Moolchand, were charged after the cow was found dead at the state government-run shelter on Saturday, the officials said.
The case was registered at New Mandi Police Station under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animal Act, they said.