In Ahmedabad, 450 kg of cow meat seized, one arrested
Zakir Khan Pathan apprehended by a team from the Danilimda police station while reportedly transporting cow flesh in an autorickshaw
On Saturday night, police in Danilimda detained a suspect in Ahmedabad for reportedly transporting 450 kilogrammes of beef (cow flesh).
According to police, Zakir Khan Pathan, a resident of Behrampura in Ahmedabad, was apprehended by a team from the Danilimda police station while reportedly transporting cow flesh in an autorickshaw.
"Based on information received, a team intercepted an autorickshaw driven by the accused Zakir in Danilimda on Saturday night and 450 kilograms of meat was recovered from the vehicle," said a police official at Danilimda police station.
"After reports from the Forensic Sciences Laboratory confirmed the sample to be of cow meat, the accused was booked under sections of the Animal Protection Act and Prevention of Cruelty to Animals act. Two more accused Abrar and Sonu are wanted in this case," he added.
