Overview

• A departmental inquiry led SSP Satpal Antil to suspend 10 personnel, including Pakbada SHO Manoj Kumar, under Rule 17(1)(A) for gross negligence and inaction.
• A UP-112 team had intercepted a Honda City in the Umri Sabjipur forest area, where officers allegedly buried the meat and moved the vehicle instead of reporting the seizure.
• The Special Operations Group, assisted by veterinary experts, exhumed the material and confirmed it was beef, and the car registered to Mohammad Shami of Kundarki was seized.
• An FIR under the UP Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act was registered against unidentified men, with police saying suspects have been identified but will not be publicly named.
• Police say the consignment was being transported from Gajraula to Kundarki and search operations to arrest the alleged smugglers are ongoing, while an anonymous source claimed some personnel tried to negotiate a settlement.