Police in Maharashtra’s Thane district have arrested a 28-year-old man for illegal slaughter of animals and transportation of meat.
A police team on patrol duty spotted a tempo near a roadside eatery in Bhiwandi area on the Nashik-Mumbai highway.
Upon inspection, they found the vehicle was carrying 2,000 kg of animal meat valued at Rs 3.10 lakh.
The man, who was from Govandi in neighbouring Mumbai, was subsequently arrested and a case was registered against him and another absconding accused under Indian Penal Code sections 429 (mischief by killing, poisoning, maiming or rendering useless an animal) and 34 (common intention) and provisions of the Maharashtra Animal Preservation Act.
The police are investigating the source of the meat and the intended recipient.