Over six tonnes suspected beef seized, one held

Police on Saturday seized over six tonnes of beef from a tempo in Padgha village of Maharastra's Thane district. Police said that tempo was carrying 6,170 kg of beef worth Rs. 6,17,000. The driver of the tempo was arrested and two others were booked. A case was registered against them under IPC section 429. An investigation into the case is on.

Thane:Over six tonnes of suspected beef was seized at Padgha in the district and one person was arrested, police said on Sunday.

The seizure was made on Saturday night, police said.

"Acting on a tip-off, a police team intercepted a tempo and found that it was carrying beef to Mumbai. Total 6,170 kgs of beef worth Rs 6,17,000 was seized along with the vehicle worth Rs 8 lakh," he said.

"The driver of the tempo was arrested and two others were booked. A case was registered against them under IPC section 429 and also various sections of the Maharashtra Animal Protection Act, 1995," the official said.

An investigation into the case is on.