2 held on suspicion of transporting beef in Indore

Indore: Two people were arrested by police for allegedly transporting beef in a vehicle near Kesarbaug road in Indore on Sunday.

According to a press note, the Rajendranagar Police Station received a tip-off by an informer regarding a vehicle containing cow meat.

Reacting on the information received, the police swung into action and started checking all the vehicles passing through Kesarbaug road, during which a vehicle carrying cattle meat was seized.

Later, police sent the seized material to a laboratory for examining, after which it was found to be cow meat.

The arrested persons have been identified as Nadeem and Imran, both in their 20s and natives of Indore.

A case for violating provisions of the state’s prohibition of cow slaughter act has been registered against the duo.