Thane (Maha): Five persons were today arrested for allegedly slaughtering three cows in Ambarnath in Thane district, police said.

The prime accused, along with his four accomplices, allegedly slaughtered three cows in the vicinity of his residence in the wee hours today, Police Inspector Balkrishna Wagh of Ambernath Police Station told PTI. The police have been able to identify all the five accused.