Lucknow: Three persons from the old city area in Lucknow have been arrested with 450 kilograms of beef on Friday night. The beef has been sent for testing.
Circle officer of Bazar Khala area, DSP Rajkumar, said that the accused had admitted that the seized meat was cow meat but a proper verification was being done.
The police raided a house located in Billochpura locality in Bazar Khala police circle and arrested the three persons with the meat.
The accused, identified as Zaid Qureshi, Uwaid Qureshi and Farooque, have revealed the names of cattle smugglers from Hardoi, Barabanki, Sultanpur and some villagers of Malihabad.
Cops have also seized the sharp-edged weapon, the three used to slaughter cows. “We are now trying to verify the information revealed by the three arrested persons and hope to bust the racket of cattle smuggling soon.” said an officer.
