In three separate incidents, the Delhi Police has arrested three men in connection with cow slaughter in the areas of outer Delhi. Police said that the accused men slaughtered cows and sold the meat at ` 100 per kg to their customers including meat shop owners.
Police said that the accused Asif (36), his brother Mohnish (24), carrying a reward of `50,000 each have been arrested along with their accomplice Naeem (20) on Tuesday from their hideouts in Jamia Nagar.
According to Parvinder Singh, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Outer district, the first incident was reported at Ranhola police station on May 16 in Baprola village area and on visiting the spot, which was an empty plot, where carcasses of cow were found lying.
“When the spot was inspected, the animal was found to be slaughtered and main parts of the body were taken away and only the innards were left there. The second incident of cow slaughter was also reported from the same village on the same day where again carcasses of cow were found at vacant plot in a similar pattern while another similar incident was reported from Nihal Vihar area on May 20,” said the DCP.
“Inspection of all the three spots showed a common link and indicated involvement of same set of criminals. Post-mortem was conducted and separate cases were registered under relevant sections of Indian Penal Code, Delhi Agricultural Cattle Preservation Act and Prevention of Cruelty of Animals Act,” said the DCP.
“As part of investigation, suspects previously involved in such acts were searched for and several meat traders were enquired for any clues about the probable suspects and jail release criminals involved in such acts were also interrogated but police did not get any breakthrough,” said the DCP.
“Police tteams scanned through more than 1,350 CCTV cameras and route taken by the suspected vehicle was identified and the vital clues led the team to Jamia Nagar area. Around 110 suspects from Delhi and UP were rounded up and questioned about their involvement in the cases at Ranhola and Nihal Vihar area,” said the DCP.
“With the help of technical and ground inputs, suspects were identified and rounded up from their hideouts in Batla House, Jamia Nagar on Tuesday. A car has been seized from accused Asif which he purchased last year to transport meat. A curfew pass was also found affixed on the vehicle purportedly issued by APMC, Azadpur Mandi for movement of the vehicle carrying essential commodities and it was being used to evade getting checked during lockdown,” the DCP said.
