Eleven Arrested After Beef-Like Meat Found Near Eidgah in Mathura
Forensic tests are underway after police registered an FIR under the state’s cow slaughter law.
Overview
- Police filed an FIR under the Uttar Pradesh Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act naming 24 individuals and 50 unidentified persons after meat was discovered near Barsana Road.
- CCTV footage led to the arrest and jailing of 11 residents of Jain Gali, Govardhan, accused of slaughtering an animal from the cow family.
- Authorities recovered two knives, two axes, animal horns and skin from the suspects’ possession.
- In Mant, Hindu activists protested the discovery of a burnt cow carcass along the Yamuna Expressway service road and BJP leader Ashok Saraswat lodged a complaint.
- Senior Superintendent of Police Shlok Kumar said meat samples have been sent to a forensic laboratory to confirm their origin.