Maha 8000 kg of beef seized 2 held in Thane
Thane Sep 27 PTI Police have seized 8000 kg of beef and arrested two persons for allegedly smuggling the banned animal meat in Maharashtras Thane city police said on Monday Based on a tip-off the police on Saturday intercepted a tempo at Kharegaon toll naka on the Nashik-Mumbai highway an official from Kalwa police station said The police found beef in the vehicle and during enquiry they learnt that the meat was being transported from Malegaon in neighbouring Nashik district to Kurla in adjoining Mumbai he said The meat was worth about Rs 8 lakh he said adding that the tempo was also seized Two persons identified as Rais Ahmed Salam Qureshi and Abdul Ahmed Naseem Khan were arrested and booked under relevant provisions he said Cow slaughter and beef transport are banned in the state Over the last three-four days the police have seized 14 tonnes of beef in the city and arrested five people in this connection A delegation of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad VHP and the Bhartiya Govansh Rakshan Sanwardhan Parishad met Thane Police Commissioner Jai Jeet Singh on Sunday and brought to his notice the increasing cases of beef smuggling into Thane and Mumbai PTI COR GK GK
Thane Sep 27 PTI Police have seized 8000 kg of beef and arrested two persons for allegedly smuggling the banned animal meat in Maharashtras Thane city police said on Monday Based on a tip-off the police on Saturday intercepted a tempo at Kharegaon toll naka on the Nashik-Mumbai highway an official from Kalwa police station said The police found beef in the vehicle and during enquiry they learnt that the meat was being transported from Malegaon in neighbouring Nashik district to Kurla in adjoining Mumbai he said The meat was worth about Rs 8 lakh he said adding that the tempo was also seized Two persons identified as Rais Ahmed Salam Qureshi and Abdul Ahmed Naseem Khan were arrested and booked under relevant provisions he said Cow slaughter and beef transport are banned in the state Over the last three-four days the police have seized 14 tonnes of beef in the city and arrested five people in this connection A delegation of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad VHP and the Bhartiya Govansh Rakshan Sanwardhan Parishad met Thane Police Commissioner Jai Jeet Singh on Sunday and brought to his notice the increasing cases of beef smuggling into Thane and Mumbai PTI COR GK GK
