One arrested; case against three; 450-kg meat seized

Mysuru: Vijayanagar Police have arrested one person on charges of transporting beef illegally and have seized 450 kgs of meat besides registering case against three persons.

Following a tip off, Vijayanagar Sub-Inspector Jaikeerthi and staff at about 1.50 pm on Nov. 2, stopped a Mahindra Xylo Multi-Utility Vehicle (MUV) — KA-01-MJ-8665 — near an apartment on the Outer Ring Road and inspected the vehicle during which the Cops found 450 kgs of beef inside the vehicle.

The Police then arrested 37-year-old Allahbaksh, a resident of Rathnapuri village in Hunsur taluk, who was driving the vehicle.

During interrogation, the accused is said to have told the Police that one Nayaz of Rathnapuri village had given him the meat to deliver it to one Imran of Shanthinagar in Mysuru.

Vijayanagar Police, who seized the meat and the vehicle, have registered a case against three persons including the vehicle driver and are investigating.