Overview

• Investigators say the driver, Nandlal Kushwaha, told police he was transporting the consignment on instructions from a man identified as Rehan.
• More than four quintals of what police described as banned meat were recovered from an SUV under Habibganj police station limits after activists alerted officers.
• The vehicle was reportedly moving the consignment from Bhojpur via Mandideep to Bhopal when it was intercepted near a Ganesh temple.
• Police have launched raids to trace Rehan, described as a key link in the suspected smuggling operation.
• The seized meat has been sent for forensic examination as officers probe whether the supply line connects to a larger network.