Beltangady: Police raid illegal slaughterhouse, nab two, nine escape

Daijiworld Media Network - Beltangady

Beltangady, Aug 5: Beltangady police on Sunday August 4 raided an illegal abattoir at Indabettu here and arrested two persons.

The arrested persons have been identified as Irshad (23) and Abdul Shabbir (23) of Bangadi.

Nine other accused, identified as Hasan, Hakeem, Nasir, Ismail, Muhammed, Farooq, Moosakunhi alias Kunhi Monu, Irfan and Shabbir, managed to escape, sources said.

The police seized 100 kg of beef during the raid operation.

An Ambassador car and an auto rickshaw used for transportation of meat were also confiscated by the police.

On questioning, Irshad said that the car belonged to Hasan and that the beef found in the car had been brought from Hasan's house.

The police found that the slaughterhouse was located in the premises of Hasan's house. The cattle were being brought in vehicles and slaughtered here, sources said.

The police also seized 6 cattle, including calves. It has been revealed that the cattle were stolen and brought here for slaughtering. It is said that the beef seized by the police was worth Rs 11,000.

Sources said that there is political pressure on the police to hush up the case.

The raid comes in the wake of several cases of cattle theft reported in the coastal districts over the past few days. Police have tightened security to nab cattle thieves.

Beltangady police have registered a case.