Police on Tuesday seized two vehicles loaded with meat on Sohna Road between Rajiv Chawk and Subhash Chawk in the city on the complaint of the cow vigilantes
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Gurugram (Haryana): Two men were allegedly beaten up by cow vigilantes on Tuesday on the suspicion of smuggling cow beef on Sohna road in Gurugram. In addition, an FIR was filed against the two men for allegedly transporting beef in two mini-trucks by a cow vigilante. The men were admitted to a civil government hospital in Gurugram and later referred to Rohtak Medical College.
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On Tuesday, the police seized two vehicles loaded with meat on Sohna Road between Rajiv Chawk and Subhash Chawk in Gurugram on the complaint of the cow vigilantes. Sample of the meat was sent to a forensic lab to ascertain whether it was beef, as claimed by the cow vigilantes.
ACP, Crime, Shamsher Singh said, "A case has been registered under provisions of CS Act in the case related to meat seizure at Sohna Road here. We have sent the meat sample to forensic lab. The investigation is underway. We will take the probe forward based on forensic results." No one has been arrested in the case.
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