Five quintals of meat, suspected to be beef, was seized from a vehicle here, police said on Thursday.
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The seizure was made by police on Wednesday following a tip-off from some 'Gaurakshaks' (cow vigilantes), they said.
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Superintendent of Police (City) Martand Prakash Singh said they received information from 'Gaurakshaks' ?that some people were allegedly bringing meat in a vehicle from Hathras.
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Accompanied by the cow vigilantes, police reached the spot and stopped the vehicle, and arrested one Salauddin belonging to Hathras district while his accomplice, Aas Muhammad, a resident of Mathura, fled.
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The recovered meat appears to be beef and its sample has been sent for examination for confirmation, Singh said.
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The Uttar Pradesh government has banned the slaughter of animals and sale of meat in 22 municipal wards of Mathura that come within the one-and-a-half-km radius of Shri Krishna's birthplace, the SP added.