5 arrested for 'cow slaughter' at Nuh village

The Nuh police have busted a cow slaughter racket at Ferozepur Namak village and arrested five accused. The police have allegedly seized a large quantity of beef from the spot.

An FIR has been registered at Nuh Sadar police station and the police are investigating the network of the accused.

The police received information on Wednesday morning that some people were slaughtering cows at the home of Sahun and Mustaqeem at Ferozepur Namak village. Acting on the information, a team led by SI Jagat Singh raided the location, where the accused were allegedly slaughtering cows. The accused tried to flee, but the police nabbed them.

Those accused have been identified as Shakeel, Sahun and Mustakim of Ferozepur Namak, Shaukeen of Rupadaka village and Fateh Mohammad of Ghaseda village. Three other accused managed to flee, but the police have identified them as Asgar, Zabid and Jahangir.

The investigating officer said after the arrest, a search of the spot yielded over a quintal of beef. A weighing scale, a wooden block, an axe, a knife, and six bikes were also recovered from the spot.

“During interrogation, the accused revealed that they were engaged in the home delivery of beef in surrounding areas. They had been doing this for a long time. The accused were produced in a Nuh court and sent to judicial custody," said Inspector Rajbir Singh, incharge of Cow Slaughter staff, Nuh.